Khalilur Rahman elected as the president of the UNGA’s 81st session, garnering 99 votes in secret ballot. Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has been elected president of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly after defeating Cyprus’s Ambassador Andreas Kakouris in a clo»»»

Japan has extended its warmest congratulations to Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman on his election as president of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The Embassy of Japan in Dhaka in a message on Wednesday wished him every success as he undertakes this important resp»»»

UNITED NATIONS, June 2, (AP): Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman won a hotly contested race Tuesday to be the next president of the 193-member United Nations General Assembly. In a secret-ballot vote, Rahman defeated Cyprus' Ambassador Andreas Kakouris 99-91, with three countries not vot»»»

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman, the newly elected president of the United Nations General Assembly, addresses a plenary meeting of body at UN headquarters in New York, Tuesday. (AP-Yonhap) Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman won a hotly contested race Tuesday to be the next p»»»