Staff Correspondent
The bilateral meeting held between Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus and US President
Joseph R Biden was a rare opportunity for Bangladesh and a big step to take the relations to a new
height.
The meeting was held at the UN headquarters, which was the first meeting of the Bangladesh interim
government chief with the US President.
Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam told BSS that a meeting between the head of government
of Bangladesh and the US president on the sidelines of the UNGA session was a rare event.
"This meeting will take the existing good relations with the US to a new level. This is good news for us,"
he said.
Alam said many issues including economic cooperation, Bangladesh transition to democratic path and
the reform commission taken by the internal government were discussed during the meeting.
He said at the moment when Bangladesh is on the way to transition to democracy, the United States has
extended its cooperation to build a democratic and an economically prosperous Bangladesh.
Yunus-Biden meet to reach bilateral ties to new height
