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Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to pay a four-day official visit to the United Kingdom from June 10-13 as the two countries seek to strengthen cooperation on economic, trade and investment fronts.

“This is a very important visit,” acting Foreign Secretary Ruhul Alam Siddique told reporters at a media briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday, reports UNB.

He said the chief adviser is set to leave Dhaka for London on June 9 and will return home on June 14.

During the visit, the chief adviser will meet King Charles and hold bilateral talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in addition to other engagements.

Asked whether there will be any meeting with BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in London, the acting foreign secretary said he had no information in this regard.

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