Neem Chandra Bhowmik

Bhowmik was the General Secretary of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council in 1996.[6]

Bhowmik signed a statement condemning the alleged harassment of Indian diplomat Sarbajit Chakraborti's wife Rupa Chakraborti by Bashundhara Group chairman, Ahmed Akbar Sobhan and his staff.[7]

In September 2007, Bangladesh Army personnel stationed at University of Dhaka and students of the university got into violent clashes with each other.[8] Bhowmik was then the chairperson of the Applied Physics Department of the University of Dhaka. He was detained by Bangladesh Police on charges on instigating the students.[8][9]

On 22 July 2009, the Awami League government appointed Bhowmik Ambassador of Bangladesh to Nepal.[10] He was also the president of Bangladesh Muktijodha Foundation and Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad.[10] He was serving as the General Secretary of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council.[10] In March 2008, a court found him innocent of all charges.[11]

In July 2010, Bhowmik was awarded the Mother Teresa Gold Medal.[12]

In July 2011, Nepal informed Bangladesh using informal channels that they wished for the withdrawal of Bhowmik from Nepal.[13] According to a report of the Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh, Bhowmik was implicated in a number of irregularities.[13] He had behaved and acted unprofessionally and violated diplomatic norms.[13] He was found being involved in internal politics of Nepal. The report also mentioned Bhowmik had taken kickbacks from Nepali students for providing them with scholarships from the government of Bangladesh.[13] He was accused of stalking and harassing Manisha Koirala, a Nepali film actress.[13] The report notes he was accused of harassing Mrs Apoorva Srivastava, a spokeswoman of the Indian Embassy in Nepal.[13] He drove around Indian Army General J. F. R. Jacob in Nepal in an official embassy car while flying the Indian flag and at a Mujibnagar, the first government of Bangladesh, anniversary day event he called for the playing of anthems of Bangladesh, India, and Nepal.[13] The First Secretary of the Bangladesh Embassy in Nepal, Nasreen Jahan Lipi, had made official complaints to Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, Dipu Moni, in 2010.[13] He was also accused of harassing numerous women and having unprofessional relations with Bangladesh and Nepali women on embassy premises.[13] The government established an investigation committee to look into the allegations of the report.[14] Next year the government issued an order to not extend the term of Bhowmik as ambassador ending his ambassadorship.[15]

In January 2022, Bhowmik was elected President of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council.[16]