Guterres holds talks with political leaders, Consensus Commission

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday joined a roundtable discussion on reform proposals participated by representatives of political parties, National Consensus Building Commission and other stakeholders.

UN Under Secretary General Rabab Fatima, Bangladesh’s Law Adviser Dr Asif, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed and representatives of other political parties, Prof Ali Riaz, Dr Iftekharuzzaman, Badiul Alam Majumdar and UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis were, among others, present at the dialogue held at Hotel InterContinental.

Earlier in the morning, UN Secretary-General Guterres officially opened a new "UN House in Bangladesh" in the city.

The UN chief visited the new UN Common Premises to view the 50th anniversary photo exhibition and joined the official UN flag-raising.

The visit followed a meeting with UN Country Team Bangladesh.

Guterres and Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain are scheduled to attend a joint press briefing this afternoon at Hotel InterContinental.