Dhaka, June 2 -- Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman has been elected President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for the 81st session, competing against Cyprus.

In the ballot, 190 votes were cast, with Bangladesh receiving 99 votes and Cyprus receiving 91 votes.

Ambassador Andreas S. Kakouris, Cyprus' candidate for the UNGA Presidency, brought over four decades of diplomatic and administrative experience in multilateral and bilateral diplomacy, as well as at headquarters.

The voting to this prestigious post was held at 10am (NY Time) in the General Assembly Hall, UNHQs on Tuesday.

The outcome of the election was announced around 9pm (Dhaka time) on Tuesday, following the completion of vote counting.

The electi...