Dhaka, April 4 -- A formal meeting between Chief Adviser to the Interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to be held in Bangkok on Friday.

Before holding the formal meeting, both leaders on Thursday sat side by side at the table to attend an official dinner for BIMSTEC leaders hosted by Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra at the Grand Ballroom of Shangri-La Hotel.

Prior to it, Prof Yunus reached the capital of Thailand in a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Thursday afternoon to attend the BIMSTEC Summit scheduled to be held on April 4. Dr. Yunus was welcomed by Thai Minister in Attendance Jiraporn Sindhuprai at the Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Prior to the Summit, this will be the f...