File photo of the new Foreign Minister Dr Abulkalam Abdul Momen CollectedActing High Commissioner of India in Dhaka Dr Adarsh Swaika paid a courtesy call on the new foreign ministerIndia has congratulated the newly appointed Foreign Affairs Minister of Bangladesh AK Abdul Momen. Dr Adarsh Swaika, acting High Commissioner of India in Dhaka, paid a courtesy call on the new foreign minister of Bangladesh on Thursday. During the visit, Dr Adarsh handed over a letter of congratulations from the External Affairs Minister of India Sushma Swaraj to AK Abdul Momen. He served as Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York from August 2009 to October 2015. He took oath on January 7 as foreign affairs minister of Bangladesh.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 10, 2019 10:18 UTC