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Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus returned home on Saturday (Apr 4) night wrapping up his two-day Thailand tour to join the sixth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Chief Adviser and his entourage landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 10:05 p.m., Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told media.
During his brief visit to Bangkok, Muhammad Yunus spoke at BIMSTEC Young Gen Forum on the sidelines of BIMSTEC Summit on Thursday (Apr 3). He addressed the BIMSTEC Summit on Saturday urging the BIMSTEC member states to work together for mutual interests and shared benefits.
The Chief Adviser received the BIMSTEC chairmanship on Saturday from Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for the next two years.
Earlier in the day, the Chief Adviser and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit. Besides, Prof. Yunus held bilateral meetings with Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Bhutanese Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya and BIMSTEC Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey on the sidelines.
Thai Minister for Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) Varawut Silpa-archa and Thailand's Minister attached to the Prime Minister's Office Jiraporn Sindhuprai called on Muhammad Yunus on Friday.
Dr. Yunus had reached the Thai capital on Thursday to join the sixth BIMSTEC Summit.
