Andalib Elias

Andalib Elias is a Bangladeshi diplomat and High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka. He is a former Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India. He was the director-general of the multilateral economic affairs wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Early life Elias did his master's in economics at the University of Dhaka. He is the son of Akhteruzzaman Elias, a distinguished Bangladeshi novelist and short story writer.

Career Elias joined the foreign affairs cadre of the 20th batch of Bangladesh Civil Service in 2001. He was the chief negotiator of the Group of 77. He later served as the Ministry's director general of the West Europe and EU Wing.

Elias was the Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh in Kolkata. He inaugurated the Global Friendship Art Festival India 2023 at the Visva-Bharati University.

In June 2024, Elias was appointed High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka.