Pranay Kumar Verma appointed as next High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh

Pranay Kumar Verma appointed as next High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh

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Pranay Kumar Verma appointed as next High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh

Senior diplomat and IFS officer Pranay Kumar Verma has been appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh. Pranay Kumar Verma is a 1994 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer.

Pranay Kumar Verma is currently serving as India’s Ambassador to Vietnam. Earlier in 2019, he was appointed as the Ambassador of India to Vietnam.

Pranay Kumar Verma succeeded Vikram Doraiswamy, the current High Commissioner, who is expected to take over as India's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK).

He is expected to take up the assignment shortly.

About Ambassador Pranay Kumar Verma

Ambassador Pranay Kumar Verma has held diplomatic assignments in Hong Kong, San Francisco, Beijing, Kathmandu and Washington DC. He served as Joint Secretary, East Asia Division in the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi. 

Pranay Kumar Verma also served as Joint Secretary for Foreign Relations in the Department of Atomic Energy, looking after India's nuclear diplomacy.

Important facts for upcoming exams from the above Current Affairs Topic 

• Capital of Bangladesh: Dhaka
• Official language of Bangladesh: Bengali
• Currency of Bangladesh: Taka (৳)
• President of Bangladesh: Abdul Hamid
• Prime Minister of Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina
• House Speaker of Bangladesh: Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
• Chief Justice of Bangladesh: Syed Mahmud Hossain
• Total Population of Bangladesh 2018 estimate: Neutral increase 161,376,708

प्रणय कुमार वर्मा को बांग्लादेश में भारत के अगले उच्चायुक्त के रूप में नियुक्त किया गया

अनुभवी राजनयिक और IFS अधिकारी प्रणय कुमार वर्मा को बांग्लादेश में भारत के अगले उच्चायुक्त के रूप में नियुक्त किया गया है। प्रणय कुमार वर्मा 1994 बैच के भारतीय विदेश सेवा (IFS) अधिकारी हैं।

प्रणय कुमार वर्मा वर्तमान में वियतनाम में भारत के राजदूत के रूप में कार्यरत हैं। इससे पहले 2019 में, उन्हें वियतनाम में भारत के राजदूत के रूप में नियुक्त किया गया था।

प्रणय कुमार वर्मा ने वर्तमान उच्चायुक्त विक्रम दोराईस्वामी का स्थान लिया, जिनके यूके में भारत के उच्चायुक्त के रूप में पदभार ग्रहण करने की उम्मीद है।