Welcome to the ‘Consulate of Guatemala, Bangladesh’. As Honorary Consul of Guatemala, it is a great privilege for me to represent Guatemala in Bangladesh and work towards bilateral economic and cultural development between the two countries. The Honorary Consulate is under the Embassy of the Republic of Guatemala in New Delhi, India. Despite geographical distance, both Guatemala and Bangladesh are full of opportunities that can be bridged and shared towards communal welfares.
My current goal is to explore mutual interest and business opportunities of the countries and then build up joint communication to promote trade and investment to facilitate the countries’ corporate bodies or individuals. With a view to extend commercial phases beyond national borders, I welcome you all to join our venture. Please always feel free to contact our office for any guidance or query regarding Consular services. We will assist you with the best support in our dominion.
Guatemala, a country in Central America, is home to volcanoes, rainforests and ancient Mayan sites. The capital, Guatemala City, features the stately National Palace of Culture and the National Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. Antigua, west of the capital, contains preserved Spanish colonial buildings. Lake Atitlán, formed in a massive volcanic crater, is surrounded by coffee fields and villages.
On a trip to Guatemala you will discover a culture that reflects strong Mayan and Spanish influences, and that continues to be defined as a contrast between poor Mayan villagers in the rural highlands, and the urbanized and relatively wealthy mestizos population (known in Guatemala as ladinos) who occupy the cities and surrounding agricultural plains. With the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores, power was transferred to the foreigners, and their mixed-race descendants, the ladino, became the new powerful families of Guatemala. Unlike in much of the rest of the New World, however, the Europeans did not completely marginalize or supplant the indigenous people, but rather formed an uneasy alliance.
The Head of Mission of the Singapore Embassy in Bangladesh, H. E. Sheela Pillai, recently paid a courtesy visit to the Consulate of Guatemala in Bangladesh. The Honorary Consul of Guatemala, Mr. Zulfikar Ali, welcomed the visiting Head of Mission at his Dhaka office. The visiting Consul was briefed on bilateral scopes in the country and exchanged views on business opportunities and cultural likeness development. Later the visiting Consul attended a luncheon accompanied by the host Consul Mr. Zulfikar Ali.
