Tufail Karim Haider

Tufail Karim Haider, also known as Tufail K. Haider, is a diplomat and former High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India.[1][2]

Early life

Haider completed his master's degree in political science from the University of Dhaka in 1966.[3]

Career

Haider joined the Pakistan Foreign Service in 1968.[3]

Hossain was the third secretary of the Bangladesh Embassy in Germany and based in Bad Godesberg, Bonn.[4]

From 18 December 1996 to 3 October 1998, Haider served as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to France.[5] He replaced K.M. Shehabuddin in 1996 and was replaced by Syed Muazzem Ali in 1998.[5] He was also the Permanent Delegation to UNESCO in Paris.[6]

From 11 October 1998 to 23 January 2002, Haider served as the first Ambassador of Bangladesh to Iran.[7] He was replaced by Abdullah Al Hasan.[7]

In January 2002, Haider was appointed the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India replacing Mostafa Faruque Mohammad.[3] As High Commissioner, he rejected Indian allegations of Bangladesh harboring terrorists in November 2002.[8][9] During his term in office there was a border dispute between India and Bangladesh in which 213 nomads were stuck in the no-man's-land in Bangladesh-India border.[10][11] This increased tensions at the border between the two countries.[12] Meera Shankar, official of the Ministry of External Affairs, requested Haider to take back the nomads.[13] Bangladesh referred to those stranded as Bengali speaking Muslim Indians.[14] He was part of a delegation led by Saifur Rahman, Finance Minister of Bangladesh, that met with Jaswant Singh, Finance Minister of India.[15]

Haider is the director of GSP Investments Limited.[16] He was an executive member of Gulshan Society from 2012 to 2014.[17] He was a friend of noted artist Kalidas Karmakar.[18] He is a member of the Association of Former Ambassadors.[19] In 2017, he served as an independent director of LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited, a subsidiary of Holcim Group.[20] He is a member of Dhaka University Alumni Association.[21]

Personal life

Haider is married to Raana Haider.[22]

References
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  2. "Celebrity guests launch Tommy Miah". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. "Bangladesh appoints new high commissioner to New Delhi". Zee News. 2002-01-07. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. Shehabuddin, K. M. (2006). There and Back Again: A Diplomat's Tale. The University Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-984-05-1756-5.
  5. "Embassy of Bangladesh Paris - Former Ambassadors". www.bangladoot-paris.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  6. Assembly, Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (1995). Session of the Assembly. Unesco. p. 4.
  7. "The Embassy of Bangladesh in Tehran, Iran - Home". Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  8. Aunohita Mazumdar (Nov 29, 2002). "Bangladesh rejects India's terror charges | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  9. Singh, Sinderpal (2013-09-02). India in South Asia: Domestic Identity Politics and Foreign Policy from Nehru to the BJP. Routledge. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-135-90781-5.
  10. Nilanjana Bhaduri Jha (Feb 6, 2003). "'Nomads row part of immigrant problem' | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  11. Mitra, Sumit. "Bangladesh takes 213 immigrants back, India needs to decide what to do with 16 mn others". India Today. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  12. "Tension Continues at Indo-Bangla Border". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  13. Delhi, NAUNIDHI KAUR in New (27 February 2003). "Right-wing politics at play". Frontline. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  14. Muslim India. Muslim India. 2003. pp. 371–375.
  15. "Local News on Bangladesh". www.sdnbd.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  16. "Board of Director | GSP Investments Ltd". Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  17. "Welcome - Gulshan Society". www.gulshansociety.com. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  18. "Gallery Cosmos remembers artist Kalidas Karmakar". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  19. "Event News | Association of Former Ambassadors". Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  20. "BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S REPORT" (PDF). lafargeholcim.com.bd. p. 29. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  21. "Dhaka University Alumni Association" (PDF). duaa-bd.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  22. "The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Literature". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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