Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 746 Mon. July 03, 2006       Letters to Editor A Bangladeshi UNSG? Mehedy Hasan Mirpur-12 , Pallabi I must first of all thank Mr. Abdul Hannan for his article: "Why lag behind the race for the next UNSG?" and Mr. Talukder Maniruzzaman for his article: "A Bangladeshi Secretary General?" published in The Daily Star on June 23 and 27. Mr. Abdul Hannan has mentioned in his article that the UN has an informally agreed regional rotation system which dictates that this is Asia's 'turn' to have a UN secretary general. While Butros Butros Ghali of Egypt, and Kofi Annan of Ghana were from Africa, Xavier Perez De Cuellar was the lone representative from Latin America. U Thant of Burma (Maynmar) has been the only UNSG from Asia. India, Sri Lanka, Thiland and South Korea have announced candidates to succeed Kofi Annan whose two terms expire at the end of the year. Pakistan and Malaysia also started thinking for the race. Mentioning Bangladesh's deep commitment to the principles and purpose of the UN and the great role played by Bangladesh, Mr Abdul Hannan has strongly suggested to the Bangladesh government to take part in the competition and there is a fair chance of winning the race.