Editing Foreign relations of Bangladesh (section)

===United Nations===

Bangladesh was admitted to the United Nations in 1974<ref>{{cite news |date=18 September 1974 |title=United Nations: Palestinian Position Becomes Critical Issue |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fL0yAAAAIBAJ&pg=911,549447&dq=bangladesh+united-nations+admit&hl=en |location=Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |newspaper=The Citizen |via=Google News}}</ref> and was elected to a Security Council term in 1978{{ndash}}1980<ref>{{cite news |date=10 November 1978 |title=Bangladesh Elected to Security Council |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3BBPAAAAIBAJ&pg=6969,3906092&dq=bangladesh+united-nations+security-council&hl=en |location=Toledo, Ohio, US |newspaper=Toledo Blade |via=Google News}}</ref> and again for a 2000{{ndash}}2002 term. Foreign Minister Mr. Humayun Rasheed Choudhury served as president of the 41st UN General Assembly in 1986.

In recent years, Bangladesh has played a significant role in international [[peacekeeping]] operations. In 2021, nearly 10,000 Bangladeshi military personnel were deployed overseas on peacekeeping operations, making it the single largest contributor to the UN peacekeeping forces. Under UN auspices, Bangladeshi troops have historically served in [[Somalia]], [[Rwanda]], [[Mozambique]], [[Kuwait]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], and [[Haiti]], and units are currently serving in Kuwait and [[East Timor]]. For example, Bangladesh responded quickly to US President [[Bill Clinton]]'s 1994 request for troops and police as part of the [[Operation Uphold Democracy|multinational intervention to restore democracy in Haiti]] and provided the largest non-US contingent. As of December 2021, Bangladesh is the largest provider of UN peacekeeping troops with 6,608 personnel, followed by [[Rwanda]] with 6,335 personnel.<ref>https://peacekeeping.un.org/sites/default/files/02-country_ranking_36_mar2021.pdf

March 2021,

''Contributions by Country (Ranking)''</ref>