By IANS,
Dhaka : The Bangladesh government has accorded the status of ministers of state to its high commissioners in New Delhi and London and its ambassador in Washington.
The three envoys were hand-picked by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The ministerial status with all facilities is being accorded to Bangladesh’s US envoy Akramul Qader, High Commissioner to Britain M. Sayedur Rahman Khan and High Commissioner to India Ahmed Tarique Karim, as per a gazette notification issued last week, The Daily Star said Thursday.
Karim, an old India hand, is currently engaged in the preparations for Hasina’s visit to New Delhi, which is expected to take place later this year.
Prime minister’s adviser H.T. Imam said the three envoys were given the status as per the wishes of the prime minister.
Imam said the decision would not affect the chain of command in the foreign office.