Yunus leaves for Doha to attend Earthna Summit

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus left for Doha yesterday evening to attend the Earthna Summit 2025.

"A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the chief adviser and his entourage departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7:00pm," Abul Kalam Azad Majumder, chief adviser's deputy press secretary, told BSS.

About the chief adviser's Qatar tour, his Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said Prof Yunus will pass busy days during the tour on April 22 and April 23.

"The chief adviser will speak at the Earthna Summit 2025 ... he will have a series of engagements during his visit," he told a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital yesterday afternoon.

Prof Yunus is paying the four-day official visit at the invitation of Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani.

During the visit, he is likely to have meetings with both Emir of Qatar and Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed apart from other engagements.

Shafiqul said the chief adviser will have meetings with Qatar Charity and Qatar Foundation and will give an interview with Qatar-based Al Jazeera channel.

As Bangladesh has a long-term agreement with Qatar on LNG imports, there will be a discussion on greater energy sector cooperation, he said.

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He added that there will be an investment summit on April 23 and Prof Yunus will speak at a conference on the Rohingya issue where global stakeholders will join.

Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain, National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman, Energy Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun and Principal Coordinator on SDG Affairs Lamiya Morshed, among others, are accompanying the chief adviser.

Prof Yunus is expected to return home in the early hours of April 25.  The summit serves as a platform for exploring how both traditional knowledge and innovative approaches can inform modern sustainability, helping to shape a more resilient and inclusive future.