Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday joined here a welcome reception with heads of delegation representing various countries at the UN General Assembly hosted by Secretary General António Guterres at the UN headquarters.
World leaders gathered here to engage in the annual high-level General Debate under the theme, "Leaving no one behind: acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future generations".
This is Prof Yunus' first visit to the United States as head of the Bangladesh government to attend the 79th UNGA and also first visit abroad since the formation of the interim government on August 8.
He earlier attended the inaugural session of the 79th UNGA.
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain, Energy Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhith, Principal Coordinator (SDGs Affairs) Lamiya Morshed, Additional Foreign Secretary Riaz Hamidullah accompanied the chief adviser.
Chief Adviser Prof Yunus met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and discussed means to augment Bangladesh- Canada ties to deepen freedom, build institutions, and support youth in Bangladesh.
He handed over the Art of Triumph, an art book on the wall paintings of the Bangladeshi students and young people painted during and just after the revolution, to Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada, at the UN headquarters in New York.