Bangladesh and the United Nations February, which was day Bengalis were killed in Police firing in East Pakistan (today Bangladesh) while protesting to make Bengali a state language of Pakistan as part of the Bengali language movement in 1952. Bangladesh and the United Nations Bangladesh and United Nation have a strong relation. Bangladesh is one of the largest troop contributing countries in the world. Bangladesh is represented in the United Nations Headquarters, New York City, by the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations which is headed by the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations. Masud Bin Momen is the present Permanent
Headquarters of the United Nations the entrance to the Security Council room. In 1952, two Fernand Léger murals were installed in the General Assembly Hall. The works are meant to merely be decorative with no symbolism. One is said to resemble cartoon character Bugs Bunny and U.S. President Harry S. Truman dubbed the other work "Scrambled Eggs". Two large murals by Brazilian artist Cândido Portinari, entitled "Guerra e Paz" ("War" and "Peace") are located at the delegates hall. The works are a gift from the United Nations Association of the United States of America and Portinari intended to execute them in the United States. However,