UN Secretary-General to arrive in Dhaka today

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres will arrive in Dhaka today (Thursday 13, March) on a four-day visit.

An Emirates flight (EK-586) carrying the UN Chief will land at Hazrat Shah Jalal International Airport at 5:00pm. Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain will receive him at the airport.

The UN office in Dhaka said that on Friday, Foreign Affairs Adviser Hossain and High Representative of the Chief Adviser on Rohingya Issue and Priority Matters Dr Khalilur Rahman will call on Guterres at the hotel at 9:00 am.

Later, the UN chief will meet Chief Adviser Dr Yunus at the Chief Adviser’s Office at 10:00 am.

Following the meeting, Guterres will travel to Cox's Bazar on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines commercial flight to visit the Rohingya camps.

Disaster Management and Relief Adviser Faruk E Azam will receive him upon arrival at Cox’s Bazar Airport.

In Cox's Bazar, Chief Adviser Professor Yunus will join Guterres later in the day for an Iftar with around one lakh Rohingyas.

The two leaders are expected to interact with Rohingya imams and community leaders during the event.