Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus began the second day of his official visit to the United Kingdom on Wednesday with a meeting with the UK’s National Security Adviser Jonathan Powell.
The meeting was scheduled to conclude at 9:30am London time, reports UNB.
The chief adviser is scheduled to meet Director of the Asia-Pacific Programme Ben Bland and Senior Research Fellow for South Asia at Chatham House Dr Chietigj Bajpaee later on Wednesday.
He will also deliver an address at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, also known as Chatham House, according to Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder.
In the afternoon, the chief adviser will attend a reception to be hosted by Chatham House in his honour.
Moreover, he is expected to join a dinner hosted by His Majesty King Charles III on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of The King’s Foundation.
Yunus arrived in London on Tuesday, beginning a four-day official visit aimed at renewing bilateral ties with the UK, with a particular focus on strengthening economic cooperation, trade, and investment.
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Abida Islam received the chief adviser upon his arrival.
“This is a very important visit,” said acting Foreign Secretary Ruhul Alam Siddique, noting that Muhammad Yunus will meet His Majesty King Charles III and hold bilateral talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, alongside other high-level engagements.