Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman was elected president of the United Nations General Assembly for its 81st session on Tuesday. The victory is significant because it places Bangladesh in a prominent global diplomatic position. UN member states and multilateral institutions will be affected by the leadership transition. Rahman secured 99 votes in the 193-member General […]
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Bangladesh forms new cabinet with focus on economic revival and defence
DHAKA — Bangladesh newly sworn-in Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has announced his first cabinet, naming veteran lawmaker and former commerce minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury to lead the country’s economic revival, while retaining the defence portfolio for himself. Read More: Bangladesh’s new PM Tarique Rahman takes power Rahman, 60, assumed office Tuesday following a landslide election […]