Dhaka, March 11 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has expressed the hope that US President Donald Trump might see Bangladesh as a "good investment opportunity" and trading partner, and said he intended to pitch this to Elon Musk during his visit.

"Trump's a dealmaker, so I say to him: come, do deals with us," he told The Guardian in an interview published on Monday. If he did not, Bangladesh would feel a little pain, Yunus said. "But this democratic process will not stop."

Biden administration was one of Yunus' biggest backers, both politically and financially, but the restoration of democracy in Bangladesh is unlikely to be a priority for Trump, according to the Guardian report, the Guardian says in its interview report.

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