Dr. with Biden. Yunus' meeting is a 'rare opportunity' for Bangladesh
September 24, 20241 Min Read

Jumbangla Desk: Chief Adviser Professor Dr. The bilateral meeting that Muhammad Yunus had with US President Joe Biden as scheduled on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session is considered a rare opportunity for Bangladesh and a major step to take bilateral relations with the US to new heights.

Today (September 24) at 11 a.m. local time in New York, the heads of government of the two countries met at the United Nations headquarters.

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said, 'Such a meeting with the head of government of Bangladesh on the sidelines of the UN General Council session is a rare event. This meeting will elevate Bangladesh's relations with the US to new heights. This is good news for us.'

He expressed hope that the meeting will be very fruitful, noting that many other important issues including economic cooperation, transition to democratic path and reform measures taken by the interim government are taking place in the meeting.

He said that the United States is cooperating with Bangladesh at the moment when Bangladesh is on the way to transition to democracy and they have extended their hand of cooperation in the reconstruction of democratic Bangladesh and the formation of economically prosperous new Bangladesh.

At the invitation of United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, the chief advisor of the interim government of Bangladesh. Muhammad Yunus is attending the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

The Chief Adviser is scheduled to meet today with several world leaders and heads of international organizations, including US President Joe Biden.- Bass