Dhaka, Oct 30: India has appointed Veena Sikri as its first female High Commissioner to Bangladesh to succeed Moni Lal Tripathi, the Indian High Commission said today. "Veena Sikri, the High Commissioner-Designate to Bangladesh, is expected to arrive here shortly," the High Commission said in a statement.
Tripathi, who was posted to Dhaka in July 2000, is due to leave Bangladesh tomorrow and will become Indian Ambassador to Japan, it said.
Bureau Report