Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, together with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, is scheduled to visit the Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar on March 14 as the UN chief is set to embark on Bangladesh visit as part of his annual Ramadan solidarity tour.
Guterres will also take part in an Iftar meal with refugees and members of the Bangladeshi host community, recognising the generosity of Bangladesh in sheltering nearly one million Rohingya who fled persecution and violence in Myanmar, reports UNB.
The Chief Adviser will leave Dhaka for Cox’s Bazar in the morning (March 14) and return to Dhaka in the evening (same day), Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told UNB.
As part of his annual Ramadan solidarity visit, Guterres will be here in Dhaka from March 13 to 16, where he will meet Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, one of the world’s largest refugee settlements, his Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said.
During his visit, he will also visit the capital, Dhaka, where he will meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammed Yunus, as well as young representatives from civil society.
The Secretary-General has made solidarity visits an annual tradition, beginning during his decade-long tenure as UN High Commissioner for Refugees, when he regularly observed Ramadan alongside displaced and marginalised communities.
“Every Ramadan, I undertake a solidarity visit and fast with a Muslim community around the globe. These missions remind the world of the true face of Islবিস্তারিত