Bangladesh will go to the United Nations with a fleet of 20-25 people

Nobel laureate, the chief adviser of the interim government will go to the 79th General Session of the United Nations. Muhammad Yunus. He will go to New York with 20-25 people, excluding the security team. And this Dr. Yunus's first foreign visit is going to be.

Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs say that the chief adviser will go to the UN session. If everything goes well, he will leave for New York from Dhaka on September 22. The interim government wants to make the visit meaningful rather than traditional like in the past. From that plan it was decided that a small delegation would go to New York. Not only those who are not taken but also those who are accompanied by the fleet.

A diplomat from Dhaka said that excluding the security team, 20-25 people will eventually go to New York with the chief adviser. The number of delegations is not yet finalised. But not more than 20-25 people. Among them, 7 people are in the delegation of the Office of the Chief Adviser.

Adviser on foreign affairs with the fleet of the delegation. Tauhid Hossain said that the chief adviser will go to New York to attend the UN session. Chief advisers who have work, will go there with only a small fleet of them. The trip will be one week including attendance and travel time to and from the sessions.

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina did not attend the 75th session of the United Nations due to the Corona epidemic situation. During his 16 consecutive years in power, he attended almost every session as the head of government. But every time he took a huge fleet to New York. There was a lot of criticism about it.

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In 2015, Sheikh Hasina accompanied a group of 227 people to New York to attend the 70th General Session and the UN Special Summit on Sustainable Development. In the 69th General Session in 2014, the number was 178, and in 2013, the number was 134.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted four times in a row on August 5 in an anti-discrimination student uprising. After the fall of Sheikh Hasina on August 8 Dr. An interim government was formed under the leadership of Yunus. After the formation of the government. Yunus will lead the Bangladesh delegation at the UN session for the first time. Those concerned are seeing the decision of a small number of delegations to go to this session breaking the traditional practice of the past as a surprise.

According to the United Nations, the 79th high-level session of the General Assembly will begin on September 24. Will continue till September 30.

Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Dr. will give a speech at the UN session on September 27. Yunus. In his speech, he will highlight the plans of the interim government for the future of Bangladesh besides giving priority to the youth.

A diplomat in Dhaka said, Dr. In his speech at the United Nations, Yunus will highlight the issue of the July coup and shed light on the injustice done to the students. He will highlight the demands of the students about Bangladesh. Besides, he will present his government's thoughts on the outline of future Bangladesh with the background of the interim government coming to power.

The concerned officials said that the chief adviser's visit to New York is now being worked on. It is expected that all programs of the Chief Advisor will be finalized by the middle of this month.

A diplomat from Dhaka said that heads of various international organizations will meet with the chief adviser on the sidelines of the UN session. Among them are UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Counsel Karim Khan, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi and many other heads of organizations.

The diplomat said that the chief adviser will have a courtesy meeting with many heads of government and heads of state. We try to sit with high profile governments or heads of state. It is still not final who will be with whom. It can be seen that many countries' governments or heads of state do not come. It is being worked on. It will take some time to finalize. But there will be no unnecessary engagement.

It is known that Dhaka is organizing a reception in New York on the occasion of Bangladesh's 50th anniversary with the United Nations. Heads of various governments, heads of state and various international organizations are being invited there. Besides, Bangladesh is organizing a side event on Rohingya in New York. Dr. with the companions. Yunus is scheduled to return home on September 29.

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