The chief adviser of interim government Dr. Muhammad Yunus will meet the US President Joe Biden in the 79th annual general assembly of United Nations, even if he can’t meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Besides, he is to hold bilateral meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and heads of government of Nepal and Netherlands.
There is also the possibility of holding a meeting of Dr. Yunus with the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. On September 19, the Bangladesh Mission to the United Nations and the United Nations Secretariat also informed that there will be a meeting with several officials including UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
Dr. Yunus is scheduled to arrive in New York on Tuesday afternoon on September 24. On the evening of September 25, as the host country, dinner party will be arranged by the President of the United States, Joe Biden, along with the leaders of the delegations of other member states. Yunus will also participate in it.
It will be held in the large auditorium of the 'Metropolitan Museum of Art' near the United Nations headquarters. President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will welcome everyone to this dinner party. At this time, the first lady and the president will also meet the guests for a photo session. According to the sources of the Indian Mission to the United Nations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in the United Nations on September 21, 22 and 23. India's foreign minister will represent Modi at the summit in New York. There is no possibility of Modi’s meeting or meeting with Dr. Yunus.
Dr. Yunus will present Bangladesh's speech in the morning of September 27 (as speaker number 8), according to UN Secretariat sources. Dr. Yunus will leave the United States for Dhaka on the night flight. Meanwhile, on the evening of September 26 in the ballroom of Marriott Marquis Hotel adjacent to Times Square in New York City, Dr. Yunus was scheduled to deliver a speech, but it was canceled at the last minute, leaving the general diaspora supporters of the interim government disappointed. On the other hand, at noon on September 24, at JFK Airport, Awami League is preparing to hold a massive protest against Dr. Yunus with a black flag. Supporters of Awami League, Jubo League, Chhatra League, Bangabandhu Parishad, Bangabandhu Foundation, Sheikh Hasina Parishad from various places in Canada and America will gather at JFK Airport, said those concerned. In addition, on September 27 at 11 o'clock in front of the United Nations headquarters, Awami League has also announced the program of demonstration against Dr Yunus.
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