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Bangladesh clears appointment of Asad Alam Siam as envoy to India

Source: NDTV · 22 Sep 2026, 16:21 UTC

Bangladesh has cleared Asad Alam Siam to become its new high commissioner to India, according to NDTV. The term of the current high commissioner, Riaz Hamidullah, is due to end next month. No further details about the incoming envoy or handover were supplied.

Bangladesh has cleared Asad Alam Siam to become its new high commissioner to India, according to NDTV. The appointment will follow the end of the term of the current Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah. His tenure is due to end next month, the supplied report says.

The available material does not provide the date on which Siam will take up the post or explain whether the appointment has completed every required formal step. It also does not include his previous positions, diplomatic experience or a statement from Bangladesh or India. No details are supplied about the handover from Hamidullah or the priorities Siam is expected to pursue in New Delhi.

The report also does not describe the state of relations between the two countries. The information available establishes only that Siam has been cleared for the post and that the current envoy’s term is scheduled to end next month.

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