Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will leave for Rome, the capital of Italy, on October 12 to join a global meeting of the World Food Programme (WFP).

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam disclosed the information at a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy here this afternoon. Apart from delivering a speech at the WFP event, he said, the Chief Adviser will meet high profile personalities on the sidelines of the meeting.

He also briefed the media about the details of a meeting of the National Steering Committee held at the Chief Adviser's Office in the city's Tejgaon area with Prof Yunus in the chair.

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