Dhaka to contest for UNSC seat
Friday, 31 October 2008
Bangladesh will contest for UN Security Council (UNSC) non-permanent membership in 2015, for which Dhaka moves in advance for garnering support, Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury said Thursday. After a meeting with new Canadian High Commissioner Robert McDougall, he said they discussed Bangladesh and Canada's UNSC memberships and how to cooperate mutually, as Canada will contest for membership in 2010 and Bangladesh in 2015. — UNB