Chief Adviser Yunus meets Italy’s Meloni on UNGA sidelines

Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh, has held a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during his visit to New York, according to bdnews24.com.

The meeting was held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the Chief Advisor’s Press Wing said.

During the meeting on Tuesday, Yunus presented the prime ministers with a photo book called ‘The Art of Triumph’, a collection of photographs of graffiti made by the Anti-discrimination Student Movement that toppled the Sheikh Hasina-led government.

The chief advisor also exchanged greetings with former US president Bill Clinton on stage at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York.

Yunus spent a busy day on the sidelines of the UNGA on Tuesday, also meeting with Kristalina Georgieva, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, the Chief Advisor’s Press Wing said.