Syed Hasan Ahmad

Syed Hasan Ahmad is a Bangladeshi diplomat and former ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States.

Career

From 9 September 1992 to 14 August 1996, Ahmad served as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Luxembourg and the European Union.[1]

Ahmad served as the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States from January 2002 to March 2005.[2] On 24 January 2003, he met with Michael Garcia, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalisation Service, and expressed his concerns over the treatment of Bangladeshi citizens in the United States.[3] He also met with local Bangladeshi community leaders, including Awami League leader Khalid Hasan, to discuss changes in immigration policy of the United States regarding Bangladesh.[4] Ahmad while ambassador wrote a letter to Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on 8 December 2003 seeking her intervention in the arrest of a businessman in Moulvibazar, who risked being tortured in custody according to Amnesty International.[5][6] Ahmed met with Charles B Rangel, U.S. House of Representatives from New York, to discuss Bangladesh getting duty-free access for the garment industry; point out that African LDCs enjoy duty free benefit but not Asian LDCs.[7]

References
  1. "Former ambassadors". www.bangladesh-embassy.be. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  2. "H.E. Mr. Syed Hasan Ahmad". Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington, D.C. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  3. Staff Correspondent (2003-01-24). "US asked not to harass Bangladeshis at entry ports". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  4. "Bangladesh Ambassador to US meets local Banladeshi community - 2003-01-19". ভিওএ (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  5. "Letter Ambassador Syed Hasan Ahmad" (PDF). New Mexico State University. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  6. "Document". www.amnesty.org. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  7. "US Congressman urged to help ensure duty-free access for garments". archive.thedailystar.net. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
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