List of high commissioners of Bangladesh to Pakistan

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{{Infobox official post

| post = {{flagicon image|Flag of Bangladesh.svg}}
High Commissioner

| body = Bangladesh to Pakistan

| native_name = পাকিস্তানে নিযুক্ত বাংলাদেশের হাইকমিশনার

| insignia = File:National emblem of Bangladesh.svg

| insigniasize = 120px

| insigniacaption = National emblem of Bangladesh

| department = Ministry of Foreign Affairs

| image =

| alt =

| incumbent = Md. Iqbal Hussain Khan

| incumbentsince = 12 December 2024

| style =

{{ubl|The Honourable (formal)|Mr. High Commissioner (informal)|His Excellency (diplomatic)}}

| residence = Islamabad, Pakistan

| seat = High Commission of Bangladesh, Islamabad

| nominator = The Government of Bangladesh

| appointer = {{ubl|The President of Bangladesh|on the advice of the|Chief Adviser of Bangladesh}}

| reports_to = 20px Chief Adviser
20px Minister of Foreign Affairs

| termlength = Chief Adviser’s pleasure

| nominatorpost =

| appointerpost =

| inaugural = Zahiruddin

| formation = {{start date and age|3 January 1976}}

| last =

| abolished =

| succession =

| deputy = Deputy High Commissioner

| salary = {{BDTConvert|300000}}
per month
(incl. allowances)

| website = {{URL|http://www.bdhcpk.org/}}

}}

The High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan is the top diplomatic representative of Bangladesh to Pakistan. The High Commissioner heads the Bangladeshi High Commission in Islamabad.{{cite web|url=https://islamabad.mofa.gov.bd/en/site/page/roll-of-honour|title=Roll of Honour|work=High Commission of Bangladesh in Islamabad|date=2019|accessdate=8 September 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512093617/https://www.bdhcpk.org/index.php?page=Home&action=DisplayPage&id=23|archivedate=12 May 2021|url-status=live}} The post was created on 3 January 1976, shortly after Pakistan and Bangladesh established diplomatic relations.{{cite book|title=Pakistan Horizon|date=1978|publisher=Pakistan Institute of International Affairs|page=90|volume=31|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uoBCAAAAYAAJ|access-date=8 September 2021|quote=The Ambassador of Bangladesh presented his credentials to the President of Pakistan on 2 January 1976, and Pakistan's Ambassador to Bangladesh reached Dacca on 12 January 1976.}}{{cite book|last=Chakravarti|first=S. R.|last2=Narain|first2=Virendra|title=Bangladesh: Global politics|date=1986|publisher=South Asian Publishers|isbn=9788170030966|page=169|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=THZCAAAAYAAJ|access-date=8 September 2021|volume=3|quote=On 1 January 1976 the first Bangladesh envoy Zahiruddin reached Islamabad. Similarly Pakistan's first envoy to Bangladesh Mohammad Khurshid arrived in Dhaka on 16 January 1976.}} Initially from 1976 to 1989, the Bangladeshi envoy held the rank of ambassador.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/02/02/archives/bengalis-building-tie-with-pakistan-envoys-exchanged-between-former.html|title=Bengalis building tie with Pakistan|work=The New York Times|date=2 February 1976|accessdate=8 September 2021|first=William|last=Borders|quote=It's nice to be back," said Ambassador Zahiruddin, who served as Pakistan's Minister of Education and Health before the eastern wing of the country, the part he was from, broke away four years ago to become the independent republic of Bangladesh.}} After Pakistan rejoined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1989, of which Bangladesh was also a member, the post was changed by default to that of the High Commissioner.{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180731072357/http://www.bddhc-karachi.org/cms/|title=Home|work=Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Karachi|archivedate=31 July 2018|url=http://www.bddhc-karachi.org/cms/|date=2018|accessdate=8 September 2021}}

The 15th and present High Commissioner is Md. Iqbal Hussain Khan, who assumed responsibilities in December 2024. There is also a Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan, who serves as the head of Bangladesh's deputy mission in Karachi.{{cite web|url=https://mofa.gov.bd/site/page/81a3a23d-781b-4d07-825f-c843dc96b1ed|title=Pakistan (Karachi)|work=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh)|date=27 August 2021|accessdate=8 September 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822191719/https://mofa.gov.bd/site/page/81a3a23d-781b-4d07-825f-c843dc96b1ed|archivedate=22 August 2021|url-status=live}}