Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina flies to New York on September 23 to attend the UN Sustainable Development Summit and 70th UN General Assembly.

On December 17 1999, the UN General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth that August 12 be declared International Youth Day.

Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury inaugurates the Bangladesh Lounge at UN General Assembly in New York today.