Bangladesh's foreign minister defeats Cyprus' ambassador to be UN General Assembly president

Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has won a hotly contested race to be the next president of the 193-member United Nations General Assembly

By Edith M. Lederer

Bangladesh's foreign minister defeats Cyprus' ambassador to be UN General Assembly president

Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman won a hotly contested race Tuesday to be the next president of the 193-member UN General Assembly. In a secret-ballot vote, Rahman defeated Cyprus' Ambassador Andreas Kakouris 99-91, with three countries not voting. He will succeed Germany's former Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, whose one-year term ends in September. The presidency of the world body rotates by region and this year it was the Asia-Pacific region’s turn. While the presidency of th

By The Korea Herald

Bangladesh elected president of UN General Assembly in closely contested vote

UNITED NATIONS: Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman was elected president of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for its 81st session (2026–2027) on Tuesday, defeating Cyprus’s candidate Andreas S. Kakouris in a tightly fought vote that underscores the continuing importance of regional consensus-building within the global body. Rahman secured 99 votes in the 193-member UNGA, while Kakouris received 91 votes. There were no abstentions. The required majority for the election wa...

By none@none.com (Anwar Iqbal)

Bangladeshi FM elected president of UN General Assembly

Wins UNGA presidency with 99 votes in rare contested election; DPM Dar felicitates Rahman

By AFP

Bangladesh's FM Rahman elected next UN General Assembly president

Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has been chosen to lead the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, placing the veteran diplomat at the helm of the...