Dr. Yunus is sitting in a meeting with the Prime Minister of Pakistan
The chief advisor of the interim government of Bangladesh. Muhammad Yunus is going to participate in the 79th General Session of the United Nations. He will sit in a meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the sidelines of the session in New York.
Besides, the Chief Advisor is scheduled to attend the reception of US President Joe Biden. Yunus has a chance to meet with Biden there.
According to a source, the chief adviser will leave Dhaka for New York on September 23. He will arrive in New York on September 24. Dr. will address the United Nations General Session on September 27. Yunus. He is scheduled to leave for the country after completing all the formalities that day.
The Chief Adviser’s visit to New York is almost certain to include courtesy calls on heads of various UN agencies. During the visit, it will be decided to meet with the government or head of state of different countries.
It has been confirmed that the Chief Advisor’s meeting with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is taking place on the sidelines of the session. Besides, Dr. Yunus is scheduled to have courtesy calls on Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Bahrain Crown Prince Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Netherlands Prime Minister Dick Schoff, Maldives President Mohamed Muijju, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Also, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Falker Türk, World Bank President Ajay Banga, International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Counsel Karim Khan, US Government Agency for International Development Director Samantha Power, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi, International Labor Organization (ILO) Director General Gilbert F. Hongbo, including the head of many other organizations of the United Nations. Courtesy meeting with Yunus.
Incidentally, the four-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted on August 5 in a student uprising over government job quota reforms. After the fall of Sheikh Hasina on August 8 Dr. An interim government was formed under the leadership of Yunus. He is going to New York on his first foreign visit after the formation of the government.
