, March 27 -- Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, during his meeting with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, on Thursday said Bangladesh progressed a lot but "should have done better" politically and democratically.

Dr Yunus sought support and advice from the fomer UN Secretary-General for a smooth transition to democracy in Bangladesh.

"We want to start anew; we need your support and advice. We are having a great opportunity now," Dr Yunus told Ban Ki-moon as they met on the sidelines of the BOAO Forum Asia Annual Conference.

Ban Ki-moon, also Chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia, praised the leadership of Prof Yunus and said that under his leadership, Bangladesh will do much better.

"Bangladesh now has a leader in yo...