Dhaka, April 3 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus left here for Bangkok, Thailand to join the 6th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit.

A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Chief Adviser and his entourage departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 8:55 am, CA's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told UNB.

Dr Yunus will hold a number of meetings with BIMSTEC leaders on the sidelines of the summit, including a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Bangladesh sees this year's BIMSTEC Summit, scheduled to be held on April 4, "very important" for the country as it will assume the chairmanship of the grouping for the next two...