The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, New York

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon would visit Bangladesh November 1-2, ahead of a crucial general election in the country.

Foreign Adviser Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury made the announcement during an interaction of Bangladeshi local media in New York with Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed at Hotel Helmsley on Thursday afternoon.

He said the UN Secretary General's two-day tour of Bangladesh "will bring benefit for the country".

He said during a meeting between the Chief Adviser and the UN Secretary General on Friday, the matter would be discussed in detail.

The Foreign Adviser further informed that Bangladesh has got the commanding post of UN Peacekeeping force in Liberia and Georgia.