Dr Yunus was treated like a ‘rockstar’ in New York: Press secretary

The government has described Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus’ participation at the 79th United International locations Fashioned Meeting as “very profitable, ancient and a in point of fact certain milestone.”

“It’s some distance a in point of fact profitable and ancient focus on over with. I would negate it is a in point of fact certain milestone for Bangladesh,” Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam told journalists at a media briefing at Foreign Service Academy on Monday (30 September).

In his transient four-day cease in New York, Alam said there were around 50 conferences with as a minimal 12 with high global leaders including US President Joe Biden.

Requested whether or not the six reform commissions will initiating working from 1 October, the Press Secretary said the Council of Advisers headed by the chief adviser needs to take a seat down with the political parties swiftly before the commissions initiating engaged on the reforms.

“He [Prof Yunus] used to be treated like a ‘rockstar’ in New York. At the UN Headquarters, he may per chance perchance perchance barely pass before a high leader would spread their palms and hug him,” Alam said.

At the social circle, he used to be the tip star and he did not miss a single 2nd to focus on referring to the student-led revolution and its targets.

The manager adviser arrived in Dhaka early Sunday, concluding a productive focus on over with marked by a series of excessive-diploma conferences with global leaders.

In some unspecified time in the future of his four-day cease in New York, Prof Yunus participated in 50 predominant occasions on the sidelines of the United International locations Fashioned Meeting (UNGA).

Alam said the chief adviser attended the ideal 16 occasions on 26 September.

The manager adviser has called upon the arena neighborhood to interact with the “unusual Bangladesh”, which aims to grab freedom and democracy for all people.

The call came from Yunus’ address to the 79th session of the United International locations Fashioned Meeting (UNGA), his first since a student-led upsurge introduced him at the helm of Bangladesh’s meantime government closing month.

Talking in Bangla, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate said youths in Bangladesh agree with confirmed that upholding freedom, dignity, and rights of folks regardless of distinction and web online page cannot correct live aspirational. “It’s correct what every person deserves.”

Prof Yunus invited all international locations the arena over to deepen their engagement with Bangladesh in its quest for democracy, the guideline of rules, equality, and prosperity.

“This used to be an epoch-making speech,” said the click secretary, including that the speech lined global and regional disorders other than Bangladesh disorders.