OnTuesday, Dr. Zokey Ahad, non-resident Ambassador of Bangladesh,  presented his credentials to AZALI Assoumani, the President of the Union of Comoros in a humble ceremony at the State House, Moroni. Dr. Ahad replaces Rezina Ahmed who was accredited since 27th of February 2020.

Following the presentation of credentials, the President congratulated and very warmly welcomed Dr. Zokey Ahad while accepting the letter of Credence as the non-resident Ambassador  of Bangladesh to the Union of Comoros. The President whished the High Commissioner all the success during his tenure onwards and conveyed his good wishes to the Hon'ble President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and the Hon'ble Chief Adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh. The President said that Comoros always values the existing relations between two countries - Bangladesh and Comoros.

In reply, the Ambassador Dr. Zokey Ahad conveyed the warm greetings of the Hon’ble President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh to the President of the Union of Comoros. He expressed his gratitude to the Government of Comoros  for extending warm welcome and cordial cooperation since his arrival in Comoros.  He assured his best effort in strengthening the existing friendly relations between the two brotherly countries and promoting bilateral relations and cooperation to a new level.

The High Commissioner seized this opportunity to inform the President about the socio-economic developments taking place in Bangladesh and briefed him the commendable achievements in RMG, Pharmaceuticals, Jute, Leather, agriculture and other industrial sectors of Bangladesh.

He requested the Government of Comoros to recruit skilled manpower from Bangladesh in their light engineering/industries, medical (doctors & nurses) and agricultural sectors. He also proposed a few MoUs/agreements on education exchange programmes, recruiting skilled manpower and sharing experience of agricultural sectors. Both also expressed their hopes that the two governments will explore new avenues of cooperation for the mutual benefit of their countries in the days to come.

During the ceremony,  they discussed on several constructive bilateral issues. They both agreed to work together in future for developing trade, business and investment as well as climate change issue.  President H.E. Mr. AZALI Assoumani acknowledged that the development of Bangladesh is remarkable; at the same time, he anticipated that Comoros may attain their target by sharing the experience of Bangladesh, especially the climate change issue, for achieving SDGs.

Dr. Ahad extended an invitation from the Hon'ble President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to the President of the Union of Comoros to visit Bangladesh at a mutually convenient time.

During the ceremony,  Ministers of the Union of Comoros,  Senior officers from the State House and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Comoros were present. Mr. Md. Jahangir Alam, First Secretary (Political) & HOC also attended the ceremony followed by guard of honour.

Dr. Ahad joined the Bangladesh Mission in Port Louis, Mauritius on 09 June 2024. A career diplomat, Dr. Zokey Ahad belongs to the 17th batch of BCS (Foreign Affairs) Cadre. Joining the service in 1998, he has served extensively both at home and abroad. In his distinguished diplomatic career, he has served in various capacities in Bangladesh Missions in Beijing, The Hague, Manchester, Kolkata and Kunming.

Meeting with H.E. Mr. Oumouri Mmadi Hassani, Acting Minister for Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Union of Comoros: On the same day, H.E. Dr. Zokey Ahad,  High Commissioner paid a courtesy call on the H.E. Mr. Oumouri Mmadi Hassani, Acting Minister for Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Intrtnational Cooperation  of the Union of Comoros. They both discussed  whole gamut of bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Comoros.