Chief Adviser reaches New York to attend UN General Assembly

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has arrived in New York to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.He landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport at 3 pm local time on Monday by a commercial Emirates flight.Bangladesh’s Ambassador to the United States, Ariful Islam, received the Chief Adviser at the airport.Earlier, the Chief Adviser left Dhaka for New York on Sunday night (Bangladesh time) to join the UNGA session.He is accompanied by six advisers of the interim government along with leaders from BNP, Jamaat and NCP.Upon arrival in New York, the Chief Adviser is scheduled to meet the family members of Didarul Islam, the Bangladeshi-origin NYPD officer killed recently in a terrorist attack.Foreign Affairs Adviser Touhid Hossain, who is leading the advance team of the Chief Adviser’s visit, reached New York two days earlier.The Chief Adviser will address the UN General Assembly on September 26 and the ...

• 23 Sep 2025