He returns to Dhaka after meeting more than 20 world leaders on the sidelines of the COP29 summitChief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has returned to Dhaka after attending the COP29 climate summit in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. During his stay in Baku, the chief advisor met with more than 20 world leaders and the heads of several international organisations on the sidelines of the COP29 summit, state-run news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha or BSS, reports. He held meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu, Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, and Nepal President Ramchandra Paudel, according to the Chief Advisor's Office. On the second day of the COP29 summit, Yunus addressed world leaders, outlining his vision for a world made of the ‘three zeroes’ -- zero net carbon emissions, zero wealth concentration, and zero unemployment. Later, he also met with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, and former British prime minister Theresa May on the sidelines of the summit.
