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Bangladesh's Tariq Rahman to extend family legacy at UN General Assembly
Three generations of one Bangladesh family will have addressed the UN General Assembly, with PM Tariq Rahman set to follow in the footsteps of his father and mother who spoke at the world forum in 1980 and 1993 respectively.
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Prime Minister Tariq Rahman of Bangladesh is poised to become the third member of his family to address the UN General Assembly, continuing a remarkable generational legacy at the international forum. His father, Ziaur Rahman, delivered a speech to the assembly in 1980, while his mother, Khalida Zia, took the podium in 1993. The upcoming address by Tariq Rahman will mark the third consecutive generation of the family to represent Bangladesh before the world body. The milestone underscores the family's sustained prominence in Bangladeshi politics and international affairs over more than four decades. Such multi-generational representation at the UN platform remains relatively uncommon among political families in the region, highlighting the family's enduring influence on the nation's diplomatic standing and global engagement.