Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus Returns Home After Attending UNGA Session in New York

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus returned to Dhaka on Thursday morning after completing a nine-day visit to New York, where he joined the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).

He arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 9:00 am on an Emirates Airlines commercial flight, accompanied by members of his delegation. The information was confirmed by his Deputy Press Secretary, Abul Kalam Azad Majumder.

Earlier, on Tuesday night local time, Yunus and his team departed New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury, and Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States, Tarek Emdad Ariful Islam, bid him farewell at the airport.

During the trip, the Chief Adviser addressed the UN General Assembly on September 26 and delivered remarks at the opening of a high-level event on September 30 concerning the situation of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar.

On September 29, Yunus held a meeting with UN Secretary-General António Guterres. On the same day, he also met UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi and Under-Secretary-General Rabab Fatima, who is responsible for issues relating to Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing States, and Small Island Developing States.

Yunus attended a reception hosted by US President Donald Trump, where he invited the President to visit Bangladesh at a convenient time. He also held bilateral talks with leaders from several countries, including the Netherlands, Pakistan, Bhutan, and Kosovo.

The Chief Adviser had left Dhaka on September 22 to participate in the UNGA session.