Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to pay a four-day official visit to the UK from June 10 to 13, reports UNB.
"This is a very important visit," acting foreign secretary Ruhul Alam Siddique told reporters at a media briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday afternoon.
He said the Chief Adviser is scheduled to leave Dhaka for London on June 9 and will return home on June 14.
Yunus will meet King Charles and hold bilateral talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during the planned visit in addition to his other engagements.
Asked whether there will be any meeting with BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman in London, the acting foreign secretary referred to the CA's programmes he had mentioned and said he does not have any information regarding a meeting with the BNP leader.
"The relationship between Bangladesh and the UK is very deep and diverse," he said, adding that the visit will play an important role to improve the relations.
King Charles III will present the prestigious "Harmony Award 2025" to Prof Yunus.
The recovery of laundered money and assets abroad are likely to be an important issue to be discussed during the visit.
The chief adviser earlier sought support from the British government through its envoy in Dhaka to track and get back the money laundered to the UK allegedly by the people linked to the Sheikh Hasina-led previous government.
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