The chief advisor of the interim government of Bangladesh. Muhammad Yunus spoke to Samantha Power, head of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), on Wednesday. This information was informed in a statement of the United States.
After taking charge of the chief adviser of the interim government. This is the first time Yunus has spoken to such a high-ranking US official.
In a statement, USAID spokesperson Shejal Pulivarti said, Dr. Samantha Pawar discussed with Yunus.
In the discussion between the two, the issue of more than 1 million Rohingyas who have taken refuge in Bangladesh also came up, it was mentioned in the statement.
USAID spokesperson said Samantha Pawar emphasized on the protection of these Rohingyas. Apart from this, he emphasized that the organizations providing humanitarian assistance to the Rohingyas can work.
Before this last Sunday Dr. Yunus said his government will continue to help the Rohingyas. He wants more international support in this work.
Dr. Yunus said that for humanitarian assistance to the Rohingya, continued efforts of the international community are needed to repatriate the Rohingya to their home country of Myanmar.
On August 5, Sheikh Hasina’s government fell in a coup by students. August 8 Dr. An interim government was formed with Yunus as the chief adviser. This government has been welcomed by various countries including United States, United Kingdom.
