Dhaka, Sept. 11 -- Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on Thursday hosted a high-profile reception for member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), seeking support for Bangladesh's re-election to the IMO Council.

The reception brought together envoys and senior diplomats from dozens of embassies, underscoring Bangladesh's active diplomatic outreach ahead of the upcoming IMO Council election.

The Council is the executive organ of IMO and is responsible, under the Assembly, for supervising the work of the Organization.

The Council is made up of 40 Member States, elected by the Assembly for two-year terms.

Bangladesh made history in 2023 by winning a seat in the highly competitive Category C of the IMO Council for ...