BNP leaders set to greet Yunus in New York, Awami League lines up protests

Rival political groups from Bangladesh’s diaspora are preparing opposing programmes in New York ahead of Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus’ visit to the United States for the UN General Assembly. The BNP leaders are preparing to welcome Yunus and his delegation, while the Awami League leaders are planning protests. The interim prime minister is set to depart for New York on Sunday night, with his arrival at JFK Airport expected on Monday afternoon. Joining Yunus on the trip are BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Jamaat-e-Islami deputy chief Abdullah Mohammad Taher, NCP Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain, and Humayun Kabir, foreign affairs advisor BNP’s acting chairman. In the lead-up to their arrival, the US chapter of the BNP, along with its...