Riaz Rahman is a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and the former Member of Parliament from State Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Career

Rahman served in the Foreign Service of Pakistan. He stayed in West Pakistan during the

Bangladesh Liberation war The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

in 1971. He escaped Pakistan in 1973 with his family through Afghanistan. In Afghanistan with the aid of the Indian High Commission he was able to move to Bangladesh. He joined the foreign service of Bangladesh and reached the rank of secretary of the

Ministry of Foreign Affairs In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...

. He served as the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations from 6 January 1994 to 1996. He served as the State Minister of Foreign Affairs in the

Second Khaleda Cabinet The second Khaleda cabinet was the Government of Bangladesh during the 8th legislative session of the Jatiya Sangsad following the 2001 general election. The cabinet took office on 10 October 2001 and left office on 29 October 2006. The Prime M ...

. He is an advisor to Chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and former Prime Minister, Khaleda Zia.

Attack in Gulshan

On 14 January 2015, Rahman's car was attacked and he was shot twice by 6 unknown attackers on motorcycles in Gulshan. Bangladesh Nationalist Party called a strike on the following Thursday and blamed the government for the attack. The US State Department and the European Union condemned the attack on him and asked the government to investigate to find out those responsible.

References

Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians Living people State Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Bangladesh) Year of birth missing (living people) Urdu-speaking Bangladeshi {{BangladeshNationalistParty-politician-stub Permanent Representatives of Bangladesh to the United Nations