UN assistant secretary-general due in Dhaka today

The United Nations assistant secretary-general and UNDP regional director for Asia & the Pacific, Kanni Wignaraja, will arrive in Dhaka today (Saturday).

She will visit Bangladesh from September 9 to 12.

During her visit, Kanni will go to Bhasan Char and Cox's Bazar to meet the Rohingya communities and witness the first-hand impact of UN-supported interventions within the Rohingya camps, report agencies.

Kanni Wignaraja will also engage in high-level discussions with key government officials, including the Foreign Minister, the Speaker of the parliament, and the principal secretary of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).