Dhaka, March 3 -- Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman on Tuesday sought the UK's support for Bangladesh's candidature for the upcoming Presidency of the 81st Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for the term 2026-2027.

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke who met the Foreign Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 'committed to relay' Bangladeshi candidate's competency to the headquarters and assured that the UK would give 'due consideration' to Bangladesh's candidature.

The Foreign Minister and the High Commissioner discussed on exploring new avenues for collaboration, particularly in areas of mutual interest such as education, migration, security cooperation, Rohingya repatriation and enhancing the ties betwee...