Online Desk  :  Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus reached the Egyptian capital on Wednesday to attend the D-8 Summit. The Minister of the Public Business Sector of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Mohamed Shimi, received him at the Cairo International Airport. He reached there at 11AM (local time), said the Chief Adviser’s press wing. Later, the Chief Adviser held a brief meeting with the minister. Dr Yunus departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 1:20AM. Heads of government from several more countries, including Bangladesh, Indonesia, Turkey, Iran and Pakistan, will join the summit on December 19.

An important meeting on the sidelines of the summit would discuss ways and means to support Palestinians against unceasing Israeli aggression, said Egyptian ambassador to Bangladesh Omar Fahmy. A business delegation from Bangladesh would also visit the North African country during the summit meeting. The two countries should expedite work on pending agreements, instruments and MoUs in the fields of agriculture, textiles and pharmaceuticals. He confirmed Egypt’s support for Bangladesh’s candidature to the non-permanent seat of the UN Security Council for 2031-32. Besides, the Chief Adviser will deliver a lecture in the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Abul Kalam Azad added.