Dhaka, April 10 -- Pranay Verma, current Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Belgium.

The Ministry of External Affairs of India announced his appointment on Friday.

Pranay Verma will also be accredited as Ambassador of India to the European Union. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly.

Diplomatic sources told UNB that High Commissioner Verma is likely to continue here for one or two months as the new Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh has yet to be announced.

Pranay Verma, who served as Ambassador of India to Vietnam, arrived in Dhaka on September 21, 2022.

He joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1994 and has held diplomatic assignments in Hong Ko...