Chief Advisor Yunus addressing UN General Assembly

Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, one year into leading Bangladesh’s interim government, is delivering a speech at the United Nations General Assembly as leader of 170 million people. His address began at 8:30pm Bangladesh time on Friday during the 80th session of the UNGA in New York. This is the second time he is speaking in Bangla as the head of government before world leaders. In his address at the General Assembly Hall, Yunus is presenting the interim government's reform agenda, the aspiration for a mass uprising in July 2024, the commitment to hold a free and fair election in February 2026, accountability for the July killings, and the ongoing Rohingya crisis. This year, as the UN turns 80, the session...