Yunus leaves Dhaka for Davos to attend WEF

Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus left Dhaka for Davos, Switzerland, in the early hours of Tuesday on a four-day official visit to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

A flight from the Emirates airline carrying Yunus and his entourage left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 1am, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiul Alam told BSS.

During his visit, the chief adviser is expected to hold bilateral talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Finland President Alexander Stubb, King Philippe of Belgium and Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.

He will also hold meetings with Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, daughter of United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank; Sir Nick Clegg, president of Global Affairs at Meta; Dr Agnes Callamard, secretary general of Amnesty International; and Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

A separate dialogue on Bangladesh will be held at the World Economic Forum which global business leaders and CEOs of various international organizations will join.

The chief adviser is scheduled to return home on January 25.