Chief Adviser returns home

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus returned home yesterday night wrapping up his two-day Thailand tour to join the sixth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit.

“A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Chief Adviser and his entourage landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here at about 10:05pm,” Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder.

During his brief visit to Bangkok, Prof Yunus spoke at BIMSTEC Young Gen Forum on the sidelines of BIMSTEC Summit on Thursday (April 3).

He addressed the BIMSTEC Summit yesterday urging the BIMSTEC member states to work together for mutual interests and shared benefits.

The Chief Adviser received the BIMSTEC chairmanship from Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for the next two years.

Earlier in the day, the Chief Adviser and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit.

Besides, Prof Yunus held bilateral meetings with Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Bhutanese Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya and BIMSTEC Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey on the sidelines of the summit.

Thai Minister for Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) Varawut Silpa-archa and Thailand’s Minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office Jiraporn Sindhuprai called on Prof Yunus yesterday.

Prof Yunus reached the Thai capital on Thursday (April 3) to join the sixth BIMSTEC Summit.