M. Anwar Hashim
M. Anwar Hashim is a retired Bangladeshi diplomat and ambassador.[1] He was the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Office in Geneva.[2] He was the ambassador of Bangladesh to the Vatican.[3]
Career
[edit]Hashim was the charge d'affaires ad interim of the Bangladesh Embassy in China in 1981.[4] Hashim was the director general of the Southeast Asian and Pacific Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[5] He was appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to Bulgaria and Romania.[6][7]
On 22 October 1991, Hashim was appointed High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Pakistan replacing C. M. Shafi Sami.[8] In November 1993, Q. A. M. A. Rahim replaced him at the High Commission.[8] He was then appointed ambassador of Bangladesh to the Vatican.[9] December 1996, Hashim was appointed principal of the Bangladesh Foreign Service Academy replacing Ambassador Humayun Kabir.[10] Md. Touhid Hossain succeeded him in January 1999.[10] He then served as the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Office in Geneva.[11]
Hashim called for a foreign policy based on national consensus between political parties in 2010.[12] He was the president of Centre for Sustainable Development.[13]
Hashim attended the book launch of Begum Khaleda Zia: Her Life, Her Story by Mahfuz Ullah in 2018.[14] On the imprisonment of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, he said, "Undoubtedly this imprisonment is enriching Khaleda Zia. Her political wisdom is getting stronger. People’s sympathies are rising towards the BNP chairperson. It is also increasing her popularity,".[15]
Personal life
[edit]Hashim was married to Ranju Hashim (died 18 October 2023), granddaughter of Ranada Prasad Shaha.[16] They needed permission from the government of Pakistan to get married as they came from two different religions.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ "Call to increase regional interconnectivity". The Daily Star. 2008-11-23. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "Dhaka went to Cancun with wrong agenda". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "Speeches 1994 - Consistory Hall". www.clerus.org. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ Service, United States Foreign Broadcast Information (1981). Daily Report: People's Republic of China. National Technical Information Service.
- ^ Daily Report: Asia & Pacific. The Service. April 1985. pp. D-20.
- ^ JPRS Report: Near East & South Asia. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1987. p. 46.
- ^ Near East/South Asia Report. Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1986. p. 69.
- ^ a b "Honour Roll". islamabad.mofa.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2025-01-15. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "Address of His Holiness John Paul II to H.E. Mr M. Anwar Hashim New Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Holy See". www.vatican.va. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ a b "List of Principals". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ Note on the Proceedings: Tripartite Meeting on Improving the Conditions of Employment and Work of Agricultural Wage Workers in the Context of Economic Restructuring, Geneva, 23-27 September 1996. International Labour Office. 1997. p. 51. ISBN 978-92-2-110448-3.
- ^ "Foreign policy changes with govts". The Daily Star. 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "Economist asks govt to take unpopular decisions for economy". The Daily Star. 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "Khaleda's biography unveiled". The Daily Star. 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ BenarNews (2018-12-04). "Bangladesh: Jailed Opposition Icon Khaleda Zia Faces Uncertain Future". Eurasia Review. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "Ranju Hashim passes away". The Daily Star. 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "::: Star Weekend Magazine :::". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2025-02-17.