CA leaves Dhaka for Davos to attend WEF
The chief adviser is scheduled to return home on 25 January
Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus left for Davos, Switzerland, in the early hours today, on a four-day official visit to attend the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting.
A flight from Emirates Airlines carrying Prof Yunus and his entourage left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 1am, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam told BSS.
During his visit, the Chief Adviser will hold bilateral talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Finland President Alexander Stubb, King Philippe of Belgium, and Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
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The Chief Adviser will also hold meetings with Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, daughter of Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum; Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank; Sir Nick Clegg, President of Global Affairs at Meta; Dr Agnes Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, and Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
A separate dialogue on Bangladesh will be held at the World Economic Forum where global business leaders and CEOs of various international organisations will join.
The chief adviser is scheduled to return home on 25 January.
