Desk: Indian diplomat Riva Ganguly Das has been appointed the next Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh.
He is expected to take up the assignment shortly, said Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday.
Riva Ganguly Das, now serving as Director General of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), will take up the assignment shortly, said the notice.
She replaced Harsh Vardhan Shringla, who was appointed Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh in November 2015.
Mr Shringla has been appointed as the Indian Ambassador to USA.
Riva joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1986 and has been serving the Indian government since then.
