As an ambassador,it was one of Tasneem's priorities to strengthen religious tourism between the two countries.[13] Md Nazmul Quaunine took over for Tasneem as the high commissioner to Thailand on 23 October 2018.[14]
On 21 November 2019,Tasneem met the Irish president,Michael D. Higgins,at the Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin,Ireland. She thanked Higgins for his support of the Bangladeshi diaspora within Ireland. Higgins admired Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's sheltering of 1.1 million Rohingya refugees.[19] Tasneem also invited Higgins to open an Irish embassy in Dhaka and to frequently hold bilateral talks to improve relations.[citation needed]
United Nations
In 2014,Tasneem was appointed Bangladesh's permanent representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). There,in May 2016,she helped table a resolution based on Sheikh Hasina's blue economy policies. It was titled "Regional cooperation in Asia and the Pacific to promote the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans,seas and marine resources for sustainable development". Australia,India,and Sri Lanka co-sponsored it.[20] After several rounds of negotiations,it passed unanimously.[21]
On 23 February 2017,at a ceremony in Dhaka,Tasneem was awarded the Atish Dipankar Peace Gold Award from Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah.[23] She received the award in recognition of her work to promote interfaith dialogue and peace,particularly during her role as high commissioner to Thailand.
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