The government has asked Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK) Saida Muna Tasneem to return to Dhaka immediately.
The Foreign Ministry issued an office order in this regard on September 29.
"You have been requested to return to Dhaka, leaving your current responsibility at the Bangladesh High Commission in London immediately," the notification regarding the decision to transfer reads.
Tasneem joined as High Commissioner for Bangladesh to the Court of St. James on 30th November 2018 and is also accredited as Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Republic of Ireland.
She is Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organisation and Board of Governor member of the Commonwealth.
Prior to taking up her assignment in London, Tasneem served as Bangladesh Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand with concurrent accreditation as Bangladesh Ambassador to Cambodia and as Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the UNESCAP from 2014-2018.