International Organization for Migration
un_agency · multilateral
· verified (verified 2026-05-25)
Profile
- Type
- un_agency
- Home
- multilateral
- BD office head
- Giuseppe Loprete (Chief of Mission ad interim, from 25 January 2026)
- In Bangladesh since
- 1998
- Modality
- mixed
- Cumulative commitment
- —
- Active portfolio
- —
Active across labour migration, Rohingya humanitarian response and emergency evacuations; leadership transitioned to a new ad interim Chief of Mission in January 2026.
Recent activity
- 2026-03-19 other IOM and the Government of Bangladesh facilitated the evacuation of 186 Bangladeshi migrants from Iran. ↗
- 2026-01-25 appointment Giuseppe Loprete joined IOM Bangladesh as Chief of Mission ad interim. ↗
Provenance & notes
Office opened in Dhaka in 1998; cooperation with the Government of Bangladesh dates to 1992 (Persian Gulf crisis repatriation). Sub-offices in Sylhet and Cox's Bazar. ERD partnership confirmed via signed grant agreements between Economic Relations Division and IOM (e.g. EUR 1m CINEMARENA II and EUR 5m reintegration services deals). No verifiable cumulative/portfolio/disbursement USD figure to Bangladesh found from an official source; left null.
Sources
- https://bangladesh.iom.int/iom-bangladesh
- https://bangladesh.iom.int/who-we-are
- https://bangladesh.iom.int/chief-of-mission
- https://www.iom.int/news/iom-government-bangladesh-facilitate-evacuation-186-bangladeshi-migrants-iran
- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/erd-iom-sign-eu1m-grant-deal-promote-safe-migration-awareness-1353106
- https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/yfqxcw5zy6