Four senior leaders from BNP, Jamaat, NCP to accompany Yunus to UN General Assembly

Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus is set to depart for New York on Sunday night to attend the 80th United Nations General Assembly, accompanied by four senior leaders from three major political parties -- BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and National Citizen Party. Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain shared details of the visit at a press conference held at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka on Wednesday. He said Yunus will leave Dhaka on a commercial flight on Sept 21 night and is scheduled to arrive in New York on Sept 22. The chief advisor is expected to return to Bangladesh on Oct 2 after completing the trip. Joining Yunus on the delegation will be BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Jamaat-e-Islami deputy...