Supradip Chakma (born 1961) is an advisor to the Bangladesh interim government.[1] Chakma was born in 1961 in what is now Khagrachhari District (then in East Pakistan). He studied marketing at Dhaka University.[2]
Supradip Chakma | |
|---|---|
সুপ্রদীপ চাকমা | |
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| Advisor for Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs | |
| Assumed office 11 August 2024 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Leader | Muhammad Yunus (as Chief Adviser) |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Adviser to the Interim Government of Bangladesh | |
| Assumed office 8 August 2024 | |
| President | Mohammed Shahabuddin |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 Khagrachhari, East Pakistan |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Career
editHe joined the foreign affairs cadre of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1985. He was ambassador to Vietnam until 2014, when he was made ambassador to Mexico.[3]
On 11 August 2024, Supradip Chakma and Bidhan Ranjan Roy took oath as the advisers of the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus. President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered their oath in the Durbar Hall of Bangabhaban.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Yunus sworn in as head of interim government". The Daily Star. 2024-08-08. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- ^ "Read the profiles of the advisors to the interim government". The Business Standard. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Supradip new envoy to Mexico". The Daily Star. 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Two advisers take oath". Dhaka Tribune. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.