Bangladesh
- Bangladesh has been a member of the United Nations since 17 September 1974
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- Bangladesh is part of the Asia / Middle East block
- Bangladesh has participated in 1518 votes since 26 October 1994, most recently on 23 December 2008
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Minority votes in the General Assembly
Sometimes these votes highlight an issue where there is a difference from the majority of the international community.
Bangladesh…
| voted with 10 other nations (out of 158) to abstain on | Draft resolution A/61/L.67 (resolution 61/295). | 13 September 2007 |
| voted with 13 other nations (out of 153) to abstain on | The ninth preambular paragraph. | 15 December 1994 |
| voted with 14 other nations (out of 137) to abstain on | The twelfth preambular paragraph. | 11 November 2002 |
| voted with 14 other nations (out of 178) to abstain on | Draft resolution XXVI (resolution 59/91). | 3 December 2004 |
| voted with 14 other nations (out of 163) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 3 of draft resolution Q. | 4 December 1998 |
| voted with 15 other nations (out of 121) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 27 of draft resolution II. | 23 December 2005 |
| voted with 19 other nations (out of 123) to abstain on | The motion for no action was carried by 96 votes to 7, with 20 abstentions. | 14 December 2001 |
| voted with 19 other nations (out of 163) to abstain on | The words “and South Asia” were retained in operative paragraph 3 of draft resolution Q by 141 votes to 2, with 20 abstentions. | 4 December 1998 |
| voted with 21 other nations (out of 125) to abstain on | The amendment. | 1 November 1995 |
| voted with 25 other nations (out of 123) to abstain on | The motion for no action was carried by 86 votes to 11, with 26 abstentions. | 11 November 2002 |
| voted with 25 other nations (out of 156) in favour of | The amendment. | 2 November 1995 |
| voted with 26 other nations (out of 158) to abstain on | The words “inter alia, both to control transfers that could contribute to proliferation activities and” of the second preambular paragraph of draft resolution I. | 22 November 2002 |
| voted with 26 other nations (out of 170) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 26 (b). | 22 December 2003 |
| voted with 26 other nations (out of 117) to abstain on | The amendments to draft resolution A/59/L.51, contained in document A/59/L.52,. | 20 December 2004 |
| voted with 26 other nations (out of 155) to abstain on | The seventh preambular paragraph. | 12 December 1995 |
| was absent with 26 other nations when 158 voted | The draft resolution (resolution 52/14). | 20 November 1997 |
| voted with 28 other nations (out of 170) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 6. | 18 December 2002 |
| voted with 27 other nations (out of 153) to abstain on | The amendment. | 2 November 1995 |
| voted with 29 other nations (out of 167) to abstain on | Sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph 1 of draft resolution IV. | 18 December 2002 |
| voted with 30 other nations (out of 165) to abstain on | The seventh preambular paragraph and operative paragraph 3. | 18 December 2002 |
Minority votes in the Security Council
For a permanent member a vote against constitutes a veto.
Ambassadors
People who have spoken in the General Assembly or Security Council in the name of Bangladesh. Sometimes ministers or heads of state take the place of the official ambassador of the day.
| Name | Speeches | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Ahmad | 3 | 14 December 2001 | 20 November 2002 |
| Mr. Ahmed | 15 | 7 April 2000 | 26 September 2008 |
| Ms. Ahmed | 3 | 6 October 2005 | 13 September 2007 |
| Mr. Ahsan | 17 | 22 February 2001 | 15 November 2001 |
| Mr. Ali | 1 | 15 December 1999 | 15 December 1999 |
| Mr. Alim | 1 | 11 November 2008 | 11 November 2008 |
| Mr. Alom | 1 | 31 July 1997 | 31 July 1997 |
| Mr. Amin | 8 | 14 November 2000 | 31 October 2001 |
| Mr. Azad | 6 | 8 October 1996 | 11 June 2008 |
| Mr. Chowdhury | 184 | 16 October 1996 | 7 August 2009 |
| Mr. Mostafa Chowdhury | 1 | 10 November 2000 | 10 November 2000 |
| Mr. Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury | 1 | 21 September 2007 | 21 September 2007 |
| Mr. Hakim | 1 | 5 December 1994 | 5 December 1994 |
| Sheikh Hasina | 3 | 24 October 1996 | 7 September 2000 |
| Mr. Hossain | 2 | 23 October 2007 | 24 November 2008 |
| Mr. Azizul Islam | 1 | 23 October 2007 | 23 October 2007 |
| Mr. Islam | 4 | 28 November 1995 | 12 February 2008 |
| Ms. Jahan | 17 | 21 October 2003 | 22 July 2009 |
| Mr. Kabir | 1 | 12 February 2008 | 12 February 2008 |
| Mr. Karim | 2 | 30 November 1994 | 15 November 1995 |
| Mr. M. M. Rezaul Karim | 1 | 7 December 1994 | 7 December 1994 |
| Mr. Khan | 6 | 16 September 2002 | 25 September 2006 |
| Mr. Majid | 1 | 16 April 1996 | 16 April 1996 |
| Mr. Mannan | 2 | 30 November 2001 | 7 December 2001 |
| Mr. Momem | 1 | 18 October 2007 | 18 October 2007 |
| Mr. Momen | 2 | 14 October 2009 | 25 November 2009 |
| Mr. Muhith | 1 | 13 September 2006 | 13 September 2006 |
| Mr. Nahid | 1 | 30 November 1998 | 30 November 1998 |
| Mrs. Naz | 2 | 10 November 2003 | 20 December 2004 |
| Mr. Omar | 1 | 7 November 1995 | 7 November 1995 |
| Mr. Qader | 1 | 25 November 1994 | 25 November 1994 |
| Mr. Rahman | 24 | 2 March 1994 | 14 September 2005 |
| Mr. Sami | 1 | 26 October 2000 | 26 October 2000 |
| Mr. Selim | 2 | 23 November 1998 | 30 November 1998 |
| Mr. Shahid | 4 | 7 October 1998 | 1 November 2000 |
| Mr. Sinha | 1 | 22 September 2003 | 22 September 2003 |
| Mr. Sircar | 1 | 21 October 2004 | 21 October 2004 |
| Mr. Sorcar | 11 | 15 December 1998 | 14 January 2009 |
| Mr. Taher | 1 | 3 November 1994 | 3 November 1994 |
| Ms. Tasneem | 1 | 29 October 2003 | 29 October 2003 |
| Mr. Uddin | 1 | 8 November 2000 | 8 November 2000 |
| Begum Zia | 1 | 23 October 1995 | 23 October 1995 |
| Ms. Zia | 2 | 14 September 2005 | 17 September 2005 |
| Mr. Ziauddin | 8 | 14 September 1995 | 10 September 1996 |
