'Next few months crucial, need your support for election': Yunus tells Guterres

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has sought support from United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres, stressing that the next few months will be crucial as the country is heading towards the national election. "We need your support for the election," Prof Yunus said, highlighting that the ousted regime and its allies are funding disinformation campaigns using stolen assets in a bid to destabilise the country ahead of the vote. The UN Secretary-General expressed his full support and solidarity with Bangladesh’s ongoing democratic transition and reform initiatives. He made the remarks during a meeting with the Chief Adviser at the UN Headquarters in New York on Monday (US time). Prof Yunus led a high-level delegation that included Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain...