Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations

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Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations
Formation1972;52 years ago (1972)
Location
  • 820 Diplomat Center, 2nd Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, New York 10017, U.S.
Coordinates 40°45′03″N73°58′16″W / 40.7508°N 73.9711°W / 40.7508; -73.9711
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bangla and English
Muhammad Abdul Muhith
Website bdun.org

Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations is the diplomatic mission of Bangladesh to the United Nation in New York City. It is under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [1] [2]

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History

Ambassador Rabab Fatima presented her credentials to the Secretary-General of the UN as Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN on 6 December 2019. She replaced Ambassador Masud Bin Momen who had been in this position since 3 November 2015. Prior to Ambassador Masud Bin Momen, Dr. AK Abdul Momen was the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN from 2009 to 2015 . [3] The mission observed Pahela Baishakh, Bengali New Year, in 2018 at its headquarters in New York City. [4]

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References

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