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Bangladesh has been elected a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council. During the world body’s annual general assembly in New York, the UN members took part in the election on Friday.

It required 97 votes to become a member of the top rights body of the United Nations, where Bangladesh secured 178 votes. Bangladesh is among the five countries elected from the Asia and Pacific region for three years. The elections were held to total 18 vacant seats in the council.

India secured the highest number of votes 188. The other members in the axis are Bahrain, Fiji and the Philippines.

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