Global leaders extend support to Yunus

Leaders from across the world have met Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus at his hotel in the United States, expressing “full support” for him and the interim government. According to the state-run news agency BSS, they pledged to offer expertise and assistance to Bangladesh during what they described as a pivotal period on Friday. The delegation, led by former Latvian president Vaira Vike-Freiberga, met Yunus on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The group included former government heads from Slovenia, Serbia, Latvia, Belgium, Greece, Bulgaria, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Mauritius. Also present were a former Commonwealth secretary general, a former Georgian deputy prime minister, four former UNGA presidents, several former foreign ministers, and World Bank’s former vice-president...