Dhaka, June 2 -- Amid examples of officials continuing their government duties while serving as the chief of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), there are also instances of individuals serving as the global panel's full-time president.

However, Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has already promised to serve full-time if he gets the position, bdnews24.com reports.

Khalilur was elected president of the 81st session of the UNGA in an election held on Tuesday night at the UN Headquarters in New York.

With Khalilur's win, Bangladesh secured its second UNGA presidency after Humayun Rashid Choudhury in 1986.

During an informal exchange at UN headquarters on May 13, Khalilur said: "If elected, I'll serve as the president of all and a f...