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Yunus, Trudeau for cementing Bangladesh-Canada ties


Published : 24 Sep 2024 10:36 PM

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the UN general assembly meeting on Tuesday. 

During the brief meeting, the two leaders discussed ways to cement Bangladesh-Canada relationships, deepen freedom, build institutions, and support the youth of Bangladesh, according to the CA's press wing. 

Professor Yunus handed The Art of Triumph, an art book of the wall paintings by the students and young people drawn during and after the Revolution, to the Canadian prime minister. Trudeau appreciated Professor Yunus for assuming the responsibility and expressed Canada's Professor Yunus for assuming the responsibility and expressed Canada's readiness to support institution building in Bangladesh. 

The Chief Adviser described how the previous regime destroyed institutions of the country. The Chief Adviser appreciated Canada for its friendship with Bangladesh and the Canadian government's support for the interim government. 

He requested Canada grant more visas to Bangladeshi students. 

The Chief Adviser started his UN visits with a reception hosted by the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. 

He met prominent world leaders at the reception. He also joined the inaugural session of the UNGA. Later, he will hold a rare one-to-one meeting with US President Joe Biden. 

He will also meet the IMF managing director and the Italian prime minister and will also speak at the Clinton Global Initiative and a Friends of Bangladesh. 

Professor Yunus also handed over 'The Art of Triumph', an art book on the wall paintings of the Bangladeshi students painted during after the student-people revolution, to Justin Trudeau.