Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhith has been elected vice-chair of the UN Peacebuilding Commission.

Bangladesh led the commission for a year as chair after being elected in 2022.

Ambassador Muhith handed over the chairmanship to the permanent representative of Croatia, who has been elected as the chair for 2023 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

The members of the commission also elected Germany as a vice-chair along with Bangladesh.

During the handover ceremony, the members of the commission commended Bangladesh for its extraordinary work as the chair of the commission.

They lauded Bangladesh's ambitious work plan for the commission and its e...