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Nepal began its formal diplomatic contacts with the then
East Pakistan by establishing a Consulate General’s Office in
Dhaka
in 1967. The first Consul General of Nepal
to Dhaka
was Mr. Laxman Bahadur Singh, who was succeeded by Mr. Madhav Kumar
Rimal and Mrs. Bindeshowri
Shah respectively.
Nepal opened its full
fledged
residential
diplomatic mission in Dhaka in 1976.
The following distinguished persons have served as Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nepal to Bangladesh:
|
S.No. |
Name |
Year |
| 1. |
H. E. Mr. Harka Bahadur Thapa |
1976 – 1982 |
| 2. |
H. E. Mr. Gahendra Bahadur Rajbhandari |
1982 – 1987 |
| 3. |
H. E. Mr. Mohan Prasad Lohani |
1987 – 1991 |
| 4. |
H. E. Mr. Lok Bahadur Shrestha |
1992 – 1998 |
| 5. |
H.
E. Mr. Madhu Raman Acharya |
1998 – October 2001 |
| 6. |
H. E. Mr. Bhagirath Basnet |
March
2003 – June 2006 |
| 7. |
H.
E. Mr. Pradeep Khatiwada |
November 2007-November 2011 |
H.E.
Mr.
H.K Shrestha is currently serving as
Ambassador of
Nepal to Bangladesh
since
November 2011.
The Embassy moved to its
own
premises
in 1985 in Baridhara Diplomatic
Enclave.The late King Birendra inaugurated the Chancery Building in 1985,
which has a unique design portraying pagoda style of Nepal. All wooden works,
including carved
windows and doors were brought from Nepal to give the buildings a touch of Nepali architecture.
The Chancery complex comprises of Ambassador’s residence, diplomatic staff complex and local staff quarters, with sprawling garden. A Pashupatinath temple has also been built inside the compound with the cooperation of Nepalese community in Dhaka in 1999.
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