UNGA Presidency 2026

UNGA Presidency 2026

Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman speaking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 4 June 2026. Photo: Collected

Khalilur hints at retaining foreign minister role while serving as UNGA president

“Will I leave this (foreign minister’s) job? Is that the question? Don’t be so hurried. There is precedence,” he said in response to a question.

Khalilur Rahman returns to Dhaka after UNGA presidency win 4 June 2026 Photo: Courtesy

Khalilur Rahman returns to Dhaka after UNGA presidency win

Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman (right) at the UN headquarters in New York on 2 June 2026. Photo: UNB

Khalilur vows to seek common ground as UNGA president-elect amid growing global divisions

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman (R) has been elected president of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on 2 June 2026. Photo: BNP Media Cell

Bangladesh wins UNGA presidency

FILE PHOTO: The United Nations logo is seen on a window in an empty hallway at United Nations headquarters during the 75th annual U.N. General Assembly high-level debate, which is being held mostly virtually due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in New York, U.S., September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo

Bangladesh, Cyprus vie for UNGA presidency

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam made the request during a courtesy call by the French Ambassador to Bangladesh Jean-Marc Séré-Charlet at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka this afternoon (16 March). Photo: Courtesy

Bangladesh seeks France's backing for UNGA presidency

Representational image of the flags of Bangladesh and Turkey side by side. Collected

Türkiye voices support for Bangladesh’s bid for UNGA presidency

Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman met United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Yvette Cooper in London. Photo: MoFA

Foreign minister seeks support for UNGA presidency in London

Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman attends the Executive Meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Palestine in Jeddah on Friday (27 February 2026). Photo: Courtesy

FM Khalilur Rahman holds bilateral meetings on OIC sidelines in Jeddah