List of ambassadors of Russia to Bangladesh

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the People's Republic of Bangladesh
Emblem of the Russian Foreign Ministry
Incumbent Aleksandr Mantytsky [ru] since 19 May 2021
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Dhaka
Style	His Excellency The Honourable
Reports to	Minister of Foreign Affairs
Seat	Dhaka
Appointer	President of Russia
Term length	At the pleasure of the President
Formation	1972
First holder	Valentin Popov [ru]
Website	Embassy of Russia in Bangladesh

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to People's Republic of Bangladesh is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of Bangladesh.^[1][2]

The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in Dhaka.^[3] There is a consulate general in Chittagong. The post of Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh is currently held by Aleksandr Mantytsky [ru], incumbent since 19 May 2021.^[4]

History of diplomatic relations

Main article: Bangladesh–Russia relations

Diplomatic relations at the mission level between the Soviet Union and Bangladesh were first established on 25 January 1972.^[5][6] The first Soviet ambassador, Valentin Popov [ru], was appointed on 16 February 1972.^[5][6] With the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Soviet ambassador, Yury Alekseyev [ru], continued as representative of the Russian Federation until 1992.^[5]

List of representatives (1972 – present)

Representatives of the Soviet Union to Bangladesh (1972 – 1991)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Valentin Popov [ru]	Ambassador	16 February 1972	27 February 1973
Andrey Fomin [ru]	Ambassador	27 February 1973	20 February 1976
Valentin Stepanov [ru]	Ambassador	20 February 1976	3 October 1984
Vladimir Belyayev [ru]	Ambassador	3 October 1984	14 October 1988
Vitaly Smirnov	Ambassador	14 October 1988	21 March 1991
Yury Alekseyev [ru]	Ambassador	21 March 1991	25 December 1991

Representatives of the Russian Federation to Bangladesh (1991 – present)

Name	Title	Appointment	Termination	Notes
Yury Alekseyev [ru]	Ambassador	25 December 1991	1 September 1992
Eduard Shevchenko	Ambassador	1 September 1992	24 March 1997
Yevgeni Ivanov [ru]	Ambassador	24 March 1997	20 January 2000
Nikolai Shevchenko [ru]	Ambassador	6 May 2000	16 May 2003
Oleg Malginov [ru]	Ambassador	16 May 2003	21 September 2006
Gennady Trotsenko [ru]	Ambassador	21 September 2006	1 February 2012
Aleksandr Nikolaev [ru]	Ambassador	1 February 2012	10 February 2016
Aleksandr Igantov [ru]	Ambassador	10 February 2016	19 May 2021
Aleksandr Mantytsky [ru]	Ambassador	19 May 2021

References

1. Посольство СССР в Бангладеш (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Archived from the original on 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
2. ПОСЛЫ РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ В СТРАНАХ АЗИАТСКОГО РЕГИОНА (in Russian). Worldwide Historical Project. Archived from the original on 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
3. "Embassy of the Russian Federation in the People's Republic of Bangladesh". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 4 October 2019.
4. "Ambassador of the Russian Federation". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia). Retrieved 4 October 2019.
5. "Посольство СССР в Бангладеш" (in Russian). Справочник по истории Коммунистической партии и Советского Союза 1898 - 1991. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
6. "Ambassadors to Bangladesh". bangladesh.mid.ru. Retrieved 4 October 2019.

External links

• "Embassy of the Russian Federation to the People's Republic of Bangladesh". bangladesh.mid.ru. Retrieved 4 October 2019.