Yunus takes 7-member team to UNGA, Hasina used to take hundreds
Hasina attended the 70th UNGA in 2015 with a mammoth 227-member team. In 2014, her team size was 178
In stark contrast to what the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina used to do, Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus will attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) with a lean 7-member team to the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York from 22 to 29 September.
According to a notice issued by the Chief Advisor's Office, the team consists of Deena Afroz Yunus, daughter of Prof Yunus; Debapriya Bhattacharya, a member of the white paper committee on economy; and Shahidul Alam, managing director of Drik.
Others in the team include Lamiya Morshed, principal coordinator for SDGs Affairs; Mahfuj Alam, special assistant to the chief adviser; Shabbir Ahmad, assistant private secretary to the chief adviser; and Aysha Siddique Tithi, a student of BRAC University.
Hasina attended the 70th UNGA in 2015 with a mammoth 227-member team. In 2014, her team size was 178.
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Hasina's delegations to the UNGA consisted of the ministers of the AL-led government, PMO and foreign ministry officials, and business representatives, among others. However, Chief Adviser Dr Yunus' 7-member delegation to the 79th UNGA did not include any of the advisers of the interim government.
