Muhammad Yunus Meets Joe Biden In New York, Says 'US Offered Full Support For Bangladesh Govt'

Muhammad Yunus is on his first visit to the US, where he attended the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York.

Muhammad Yunus met US President Joe Biden in New York.

Source : X/Muhammad Yunus

US President Joe Biden has offered his country's full support to Muhammad Yunus-led interim government as the two leaders met on the margin of the United Nations General Assembly, the Bangladesh leader said on Tuesday. 

"President Biden expressed US government's full support for Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus and his government as they met on the margin of the UNGA," the Bangladesh leader said in a post on X. The Chief Adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh also shared photos of his meeting with Joe Biden.

President Biden expressed US government's full support for Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus and his government as they met on the margin of the UNGA. pic.twitter.com/lw15R8gzZ7

— Chief Adviser of the Government of Bangladesh (@ChiefAdviserGoB) September 24, 2024

Yunus is on his first visit to the US, where he attended the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York. The general debate of UNGA began on Tuesday and will continue till September 28 and conclude on September 30.

According to his office, Yunus' meeting with the US president is seen as a "rare occasion" and it is the first time in the history of Bangladesh that the US president met the head of the Bangladesh government on the sidelines of UNGA.

During the meeting, the Bangladesh leader apprised Biden about how the protesting students "rose against the tyranny of the previous government and gave their lives to create this opportunity to rebuild Bangladesh."

Earlier in the day, Yunus met World Bank President Ajay Banga and Mauritius President Prithvirajsingh Roopun in New York. 

Meanwhile, Yunus also met Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting. During the brief meeting, the two leaders discussed ways to cement Bangladesh-Canada ties, deepen freedom and build institutions.

Trudeau appreciated Yunus for assuming the responsibility and expressed Canada's readiness to support institution-building in Bangladesh. 

The Nobel laureate took oath as the head of the interim government on August 8, three days after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India following widespread protests against her government.