The chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, was scheduled to leave Dhaka for New York early in this morning to attend the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
The chief adviser is scheduled to deliver Bangladesh鈥檚 national statement, participate in a series of high-level meetings, and represent the country in several landmark global events there.
According to the tour schedule, Professor Yunus will address the UN General Assembly on September 26.
In his speech, Yunus is expected to highlight the interim government鈥檚 reform initiatives, the aspirations of the July 2024 mass uprising, and its firm commitment to holding free, fair, and inclusive elections in February 2026.
The entourage members of the head of the interim government also include four political leaders 鈥� Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, BNP leader Humayun Kabir, Jamaat-e-Islami nayeb-e-amir Syeed Abdullah Muhammad Taher, and National Citizen Party leader Akhter Hossen.
According to officials, this year鈥檚 UNGA is especially significant for Bangladesh as on September 30, the UN will host for the first time a high-level conference on the situation of Rohingyas and other minorities in Myanmar.
The decision follows a proposal made by Professor Yunus last year, which received unanimous support from member states.
Ahead of the conference, Bangladesh organised the first-ever Stakeholders鈥� Dialogue in Cox鈥檚 Bazar in August with international partners and Rohingya representatives.
The chief adviser will also take part in the high-level meeting to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the World Programme of Action for Youth on September 25.
Bangladesh will also join discussions on women, peace and security, underscoring its contribution as one of the top peacekeeping nations.
Yunus is also expected to address pressing global issues including peacekeeping, climate change and climate justice, the Sustainable Development Goals, illicit financial flows, safe migration and migrant rights, sustainable technology transfer in the age of artificial intelligence, and calls for ceasefire and permanent peace in Palestine.
During the visit, the chief adviser will attend the UN secretary-general鈥檚 welcome reception, a reception hosted by US president Donald Trump, and hold multiple bilateral meetings with global leaders.
Alongside, foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain is also expected to represent Bangladesh in a series of multilateral meetings, including the Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers鈥� Meeting, the Peace-building Commission Ministerial, the G77 and China Foreign Ministers鈥� Meeting, the Women, Peace and Security Focal Points Network, the OIC Annual Coordination Meeting, BIMSTEC, CICA, and the LDC Ministerial.
The chief adviser is scheduled to return home on October 2.
The general debate of the UNGA will take place from September 23-27 and on September 29, with world leaders setting out their positions on global challenges under the theme 鈥楤etter Together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights.鈥�
