Dhaka, June 13 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus is set to hold talks with BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in London.

The meeting is scheduled for 9am UK time (2pm Bangladesh time) at The Dorchester hotel on Park Lane, according to Kaysar M Ahmed, general secretary of the BNP's London unit.

The chief advisor is staying at the hotel during his four-day trip to the UK.

BNP National Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury went to London on Wednesday ahead of the meeting.

"The meeting is to start at 2pm Bangladesh time. The two leaders will meet in private," BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said.

"We expect that this meeting will unlock a new horizon and pave the way for Bangladesh to play a positive role...