Biden expresses 'full support' to Bangladesh during meeting with Yunus
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President Joe Biden expressed the US government's full support for Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus and his government during their meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday.
Dr Yunus briefed President Biden on how students had risen against the tyranny of the previous government, sacrificing their lives to create an opportunity to rebuild Bangladesh.
As Dr Yunus emphasised the need for his government to succeed in rebuilding the country and called for US cooperation, President Biden assured him of his administration’s full support.
The meeting took place at 11 am New York time at the UN headquarters.
This marked the first meeting between a US President and a head of the Bangladesh government in the last two decades.
During the meeting, Professor Yunus handed over a copy of The Art of Triumph, an art book on wall paintings of Bangladeshi students painted during the anti-movement student’s movement, to President Biden.