Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh was elected a council member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on Tuesday for a four-year term by a big margin of votes.
ITU is the apex body of global telecommunication sector and a UN agency which regulates information and communication technology.
Bangladesh bagged 123 votes and achieved the 6th position among the 13 seats reserved for Asia-Australia region in the election held in Mexico.
A total of 161 member countries out of the 192-member ITU voted for electing the council members.
Seventeen countries contested for 13 seats of the Asia-Australia region, an official announcement said.
Votes bagged by other elected countries: Indonesia - 135, China - 134, Japan - 133, Malaysia - 127, Korea Republic - 125, Thailand - 121, Australia - 119, United Arab Emirates - 114, Kwuiat - 108, Saudi Arabia - 105 and Philippines - 97 votes.
The four other contestants in the election - Pakistan - 93, Sri Lanka - 79, Lebanon - 75 and Syria - 63 votes could not qualify for the membership.
BBN/SSR/AD-12Oct10-6:45 pm (BST)
