CA returns home wrapping up Doha, Rome tours

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus returned home in the early hours of Monday wrapping up his Doha and Rome tours.

A commercial flight carrying the Chief Adviser and his entourage landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here at about 3 am, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam told media.

Earlier on Sunday, Chief Adviser Professor Yunus left Rome for home, a day after attending the funeral mass of Pope Francis at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City.

He departed from Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport around 9:30 am (1:30 pm Bangladesh Standard Time).

After concluding his four-day visit to Qatar on Friday (April 25), the Chief Adviser flew directly to Rome to pay his last respects to his longtime friend, Pope Francis.

On Saturday, Silvano Maria Tomasi, Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church, met with Chief Adviser Professor Yunus at his hotel.

Cardinal Prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue George Jacob Koovakad also called on the Chief Adviser.

In addition, Uruguay's Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin visited Professor Yunus at his hotel.

During his four-day visit to Qatar, Professor Yunus spoke at the Earthna Summit in Doha.

He also delivered a lecture on 'Three Zero' at Qatar University, alongside participating in several other engagements.

The Chief Adviser held a bilateral meeting with Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.

Several Qatari ministers also met with him on the sidelines of the Earthna Summit.

Professor Yunus had left for Doha on April 21 to attend the Earthna Summit.