TIB’s claim on chief advisor’s entourage size ‘incorrect’, says press secretary

Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has rejected Transparency International Bangladesh’s (TIB) claim on the size of Chief Advsior Muhammad Yunus’s delegation to the 80th UN General Assembly, describing it as “incorrect”. In a Facebook post on Friday, he said the TIB had relied on “false information and unchecked social media posts” in issuing its statement, which he called “disappointing”. “The current representative team is significantly smaller than during [Sheikh] Hasina’s era, yet much more attentive, active and results driven,” he added. Shafiqul revealed that the delegation this year has 62 members, which is far below the figure TIB claimed. He noted that last year’s delegation had 57 members, excluding six high-profile politicians who later joined at Yunus’s invitation. He added that...