Chief Adviser arrives in Rome

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus arrived in Rome on Friday afternoon to attend the funeral of His Holiness Pope Francis.

The Chief Adviser arrived in Rome at about 2:15pm (Italy time), where he was received by the Bangladesh Ambassador to Italy and the Bangladesh Ambassador to Vatican City. 

Earlier in the day, Prof Yunus left Qatar for the Vatican City around 9:25am (12:25 pm Bangladesh Standard Time) to attend the funeral of Pope Francis.

The Chief of Protocol of the State of Qatar, Ibrahim bin Yousif Abdullah Fakhroo, saw him off at Hamad International Airport in Doha.

On Saturday, around 9:30am, Prof Yunus will again visit St. Peter Square to attend the Funeral Mass of His Holiness Pope Francis.
 
The Chief Adviser will depart the Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport around 8:00am (12noon Bangladesh Standard Time) on Sunday and is expected to reach Dhaka in the early hours of Monday.