The chief adviser is going to Thailand on his first foreign visit

Interim government's chief adviser Nobel laureate economist Dr. Muhammad Yunus is going to Thailand on his first foreign visit. He will go to Bangkok on September 3 to participate in the BIMSTEC Summit. He will return home on September 5 after the conference.

Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported the information on Tuesday (August 20).

According to sources, in view of the visit of the chief adviser of the interim government, the recently appointed ambassador to Thailand, Fayyaz Murshed Kazi, has been sent to Bank on an urgent basis.

The BIMSTEC summit will be held in Bangkok on September 2-4. The sixth summit of the seven-nation regional alliance BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Multidimensional Technical and Economic Cooperation) summit is being attended by the top leaders of all the members of the alliance including India.

The officials of the ministry said that the chief adviser. Yunus will leave for Bangkok on September 3 and return on September 5. He will address the BIMSTEC summit on September 4.

He is likely to have a courtesy call on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the summit.

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