Joe Biden meets Muhammad Yunus, offers US’s full support to Bangladesh

Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser of the Bangladesh government, on Tuesday met US President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session in New York. According to a press note from the Chief Adviser’s Office, Biden offered the US’s full support to the interim government of Bangladesh.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner sought the US’s cooperation in rebuilding Bangladesh while apprising Biden about how the students “rose against the tyranny of the previous government” and gave their lives to create the opportunity to rebuild Bangladesh, the press note read.
According to the press note, Biden said if the students could sacrifice so much for their country, “they too should do more”.

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Yunus also met a host of other leaders at the UN session, including World Bank President Ajay Banga and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk.
Muhammad Yunus, a noted economist known for founding Grameen Bank and pioneering the concept of microfinance and microcredit, was sworn in as the chief adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh on August 8. This came three days after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country after a violent student-led mass uprising.
Notably, there were allegations against the US of orchestrating a regime change in Bangladesh, with Sheikh Hasina herself hinting about the American interference in the past. However, the White House rejected the claims, saying that the United States government was involved in the Bangladesh situation.
On September 15, a high-level US delegation met Muhammad Yunus in Dhaka and assured him of expanding economic and political ties to create a more equitable and inclusive future for the people of the country.