Biden-Younus meeting on Tuesday
September 23, 20243 Mins Read
Jumbangla Desk: On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session, US President Joe Biden and the chief advisor of the interim government of Bangladesh. A bilateral meeting is going to be held between Muhammad Yunus. No US president has ever had a bilateral meeting with the head of government of Bangladesh in New York during the UN session.
Even in the last three decades there was no such meeting with any head of state or government of Bangladesh. According to diplomatic sources, the meeting will be held at the United Nations Headquarters tomorrow, Tuesday afternoon, New York local time, if everything goes well.
After the political pot-change in Bangladesh, good wind is blowing in Dhaka-Washington relationship. After the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government in the student uprising, the United States has started working to take relations with Bangladesh to a new height. A high-level meeting between the two countries is going to take place soon after a US delegation visited Dhaka recently. In this meeting at the highest level, the top leaders of the two countries will discuss where they want to take the bilateral relations in the future, what the priorities can be in identifying the issues of cooperation, related sources said.
Sources in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that after 25 years, the meeting at the highest level of the two countries is going to be held. Earlier in 2000 US President Bill Clinton visited Dhaka. At that time a bilateral meeting was held at the top level of the two countries. At that time, Dr. Clinton's visit to Dhaka was one of the influencers. Yunus.
US presidents usually visit New York for short periods of time to attend the UN General Assembly and do not hold any bilateral meetings. His meeting with Yunus there is very significant and honorable. Dr. Analysts believe that the meeting between Muhammad Yunus and Joe Biden will strengthen the relationship between the two countries and the world will receive the message of Washington's support for Dhaka.
Analysts also say that world-renowned economist Dr. Muhammad Yunus is a popular and known face all over the world. His theory of poverty alleviation through microcredit is recognized worldwide today. He held important responsibilities in various renowned organizations of the world including the United Nations. Addressed many state legislatures including the Senate. However, this distinguished economist is appearing in a completely new form at this year's UN session.
When asked about this, diplomatic analyst and former ambassador of Bangladesh to the United States. M. Humayun Kabir told Kalbela, Dr. in a new reality. Muhammad Yunus is going to attend the United Nations General Session this time. He is going to be the head of the new government of Bangladesh, which was created through a people's coup. There is no stronger representative for Bangladesh. Because Dr. Yunus himself is the head of government and he is a world-renowned economist. He has a different acceptance among world leaders. When world leaders hear about the current situation of Bangladesh from his mouth, everyone will get an idea of the country's context, current challenges and where it will go in the future.
Dr. Humayun said that there will be some meetings with world leaders on the sidelines during the session of the United Nations General Assembly. The meeting with US President Joe Biden is the most important. Because the meeting with Biden was important in the new reality. Apart from the various cooperation possibilities that we can get from them, we are currently facing some challenges regionally. In that case, I think Biden can help us in this regard in the light of bilateral relations. If that happens then it will be very positive for Bangladesh.
Earlier, Dr. left for New York with 57 companions to attend the session of the United Nations General Assembly. Muhammad Yunus. He left Dhaka at 5:05 AM on a Qatar Airlines flight. On September 27, the Chief Adviser will address the General Debate of the UN General Assembly. In his speech, it is said that he will present his strong conviction to build a state system that is people-oriented, welfare-oriented and dedicated to public interest.
