Dhaka, June 14 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has returned to Bangladesh following a four-day official visit to the United Kingdom.

He arrived in Dhaka at 9:45am on Saturday aboard a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, according to the Chief Advisor's Office (CAO).

On the final day of the visit, the interim prime minister held a lengthy meeting with Tarique, followed by a scheduled meeting with Lesley Craig, head of South Asia at the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

In a joint statement after the meeting with the BNP leader, the two sides said discussions were held in a "cordial environment".

Yunus reportedly responded positively to Tarique's proposal to move Bangladesh's next general election forward to just b...