Biden offers continued American support as Dhaka implements new reform agenda

US President Joe Biden offered continued support as

Bangladesh

implements its new reform agenda when he met chief adviser Muhammad Yunus to congratulate him on his recent appointment as the head of the country’s interim government, the

White House

said on Wednesday.
Biden held a rare one-to-one meeting on Tuesday with Yunus on the margins of the UNGAin New York. Yunus apprised him about how the students rose against what he described as the tyranny of the previous govt and gave their lives to create this opportunity to rebuild Bangladesh.

Yunus stressed that his govt must succeed in rebuilding the country and would need US cooperation. Biden said if the students could sacrifice so much for their country, the US, too, should do more.
This is the first time in Bangladesh’s history that a US president has met the head of Bangladesh’s govt on the UNGA sidelines in New York, according to the chief adviser’s press wing.