Dhaka, Oct 5 (UNI) The newly-appointed Indian High Commissioner Vikram Kumar Doraiswami has reached Bangladesh to take up his diplomatic assignment.
Doraiswami, who entered into Bangladesh from Tripura border on Monday morning, is expected to reach Dhaka in the afternoon. He will present his credentials to President on October 8.
He replaces Riva Ganguly Das, who already returned to New Delhi on October 1 for her next posting in the Ministry of External Affairs as Secretary (East). She was appointed as High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh in March 2019.
Doraiswami, a 1992 batch Indian Foreign Service officer who is presently an Additional Secretary at the Ministry of External Affairs, heads to Dhaka, one of the closest allies of New Delhi.
Prior to join in the Indian Foreign Service, Doraiswami also served as journalist in India for sometime.
Prior to his current assignment, Doraiswami has earlier served as the Indian ambassador to the Republic of Korea and later was also posted in Uzbekistan.
A soft-spoken and articulate diplomat, Doraiswami is known for his thorough knowledge of South Asia and homework on the subjects he is dealing with.
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