UN chief to visit Bangladesh in March

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres, who is scheduled to visit Dhaka on March 13-16, has assured that the UN will continue to mobilise the international community to support Bangladesh as a host to the forcibly displaced Rohingya. The UN chief reiterated the UN's strong solidarity with Bangladesh and its support for the transition process under Yunus' leadership.

Guterres, in a his letter shared by the chief adviser office on Wednesday, said, "I will continue to exercise my good offices, including through my special envoy on the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, to work closely with regional actors, Asean and other stakeholders, towards a political solution to the crisis in the state of Myanmar, including creating conditions conducive to safe and voluntary return of Rohingya to Rakhine."