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Published : 22 Sep 2025, 02:16 AM
Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has left for New York to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).
He departed Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airport around 1:45am on Monday on an Emirates flight bound for Dubai, from where he will fly to New York.
The interim prime minister has included six leaders from the BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and National Citizen Party (NCP) in his official delegation for the UNGA session.
Of them, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman's Foreign Affairs Advisor Humayun Kabir, Jamaat-e-Islami deputy chief Abdullah Mohammad Taher, NCP Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain, and Senior Joint Member Secretary Tasnim Jara have all left Dhaka for New York.
The Jamaat deputy chief told the media on Sunday that the official delegation will also be joined by Nakibur Rahman Tarek, the son of the party’s former chief Motiur Rahman Nizami, who is already in the United States.
According to the schedule, Yunus will arrive in New York on Sept 22 and address the General Assembly session on Sept 26.
He will also participate in several high-level meetings and attend key global events. He is scheduled to return to the country on Oct 2.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the UN. The theme of this year's session is “Better Together: Eighty Years and More for Peace, Development, and Human Rights”.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain detailed the chief advisor's visit to New York, saying this year's session is particularly significant for Bangladesh.
This is because on Sept 30, a high-level meeting will be held under the presidency of the UN General Assembly president to discuss the situation of Rohingya Muslims and other minority groups in Myanmar.
“This is the first time such a high-level meeting has been organised at the UN General Assembly focusing on the Rohingya crisis,” he said.
Additionally, this year marks the 30th anniversary of the World Programme of Action for Youth and the 25th anniversary of the historic resolution on women, peace, and security.
The interim government head will participate in a high-level meeting on Sept 25 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the World Programme of Action for Youth and speak at the General Debate of the session the following day.
The foreign advisor said, “In his address, it is expected that he will present to the world the reforms that have taken place in Bangladesh over the past year and the strong commitment to building a truly democratic political system through the upcoming elections.
“Furthermore, his speech will touch upon Bangladesh's strong position in peacekeeping operations to ensure international peace and security, global conflicts, the Rohingya crisis, climate change and its impacts, establishing climate justice, the challenges faced by developing countries in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), prevention of illicit financial flows, safe migration, access to basic services for migrants, sustainable technology transfer in the age of generative artificial intelligence, and the call for a ceasefire and lasting peace between Palestine and Israel.
On the sidelines, the chief advisor will also hold meetings with heads of government and state from various countries and will participate in a meeting with expatriate Bangladeshis.
