Chief Adviser returns home from London

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus returned home, wrapping up his four-day official tour to London.

A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Chief Adviser and entourage landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka at about 9:45 am Saturday (June 14).

On Friday, BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman met Prof Yunus at a city hotel and during the meeting, they discussed Bangladesh’s next general elections, reform and other issues.

On June 12, Prof Yunus received the King Charles III Harmony Award at St James’s Palace in London. The award recognised Prof Yunus’s “unique contribution to ensuring harmonious coexistence between people, nature and the environment, bringing about positive changes in the lives of the marginalised communities and building a peaceful, harmonious and sustainable world”.

On June 11, the UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade and President of the Board of Trade, Jonathan Reynolds, met Prof Yunus at the British Parliament.

The Chief Adviser spoke at an event at the Royal Institute of International Affairs in Chatham House.

In addition, UK National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell called on Prof Yunus at his hotel.

On June 10, Airbus Executive Vice President Wouter van Wersch and Menzies Aviation Executive Vice President Charles Wyley called on the Bangladesh Chief Adviser expressing their eagerness to build a long-term partnership with Bangladesh.

Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey met Prof Yunus when she said her organisation was keen to support Bangladesh in political reforms ahead of the planned general election next year.

A group of UK parliamentarian under the banner of All Party Parliamentary Group also called on the Chief Adviser.

Prof Yunus reached London on the four-day visit to the United Kingdom on June 10 last.