Dhaka envoy new head of Unctad body

By IANS,

Dhaka : Bangladesh’s permanent representative in Geneva, Debapriya Bhattacharya, has been elected president of the Trade and Development Board (TDB) of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) for one year.


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The first from his country to be elected by the 193-member assembly, Bhattacharya took charge Monday, the Daily Star reported Tuesday.

TDB is the highest policy making body after the quadrennial ministerial conference of Unctad.

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