Bangladesh has been reelected deputy member of the governing body of the International Labour Organization (ILO) from the Asia-Pacific region for the term 2021-2024.  The election was virtually held on Monday in Geneva during the ongoing 109th International Labour Conference (ILC). This is the third consecutive victory for Bangladesh in the ILO governing body. Also read: Bangladesh elected ILO Covid-19 Technical Committee chair Earlier, Bangladesh had served as a deputy member for the terms 2014-2017 and 2017-2021. Bangladesh secured the first position among the candidates of the Asia-Pacific region by bagging the highest 210 votes. Also read: ILO lauds progress in RMG sector A Bangladesh delegation, led by Begum Monnujan Sufian, State Minister for Labour and Employment, is virtually attending the ongoing ILC, which includes Labour Secretary KM Abdus Salam and Md Mustafizur Rahman, Bangladesh Ambassador and Permanent Representative in Geneva. Also read: ILO, UNICEF record first increase in child labour in two decades