Dhaka reelected CEDAW member
June 28, 2014 00:00:00
Ismat Jahan, ambassador of Bangladesh in Brussels, has been reelected member of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), reports UNB.
Earlier, she was a member of the committee for a four-year term (2011-2014) and now she will serve as the new member for the next four years (2015-2018).
The election was held at United Nations Thursday.
A total of 18 candidates contested for 12 vacant posts of the body.
