Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus left Rome for Dhaka at 7:20pm today (Rome Time). Photo: CA's Press Wing

DHAKA, Oct 14, 2025 (BSS) - Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus left Rome for Dhaka at 7:20pm today (Rome Time) concluding his two-day visit to the Italian capital, said Chief Adviser's Press Wing.

During his visit, the Chief Adviser presented a keynote speech at the grand opening of the World Food Forum (WFF), the flagship event of the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in Rome on Monday.

On the sidelines of the WFF event, Professor Yunus held meetings with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Mayor of Rome Roberto Gualtieri, Prime Minister of Djibouti Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed, FAO Director General Dr Qu Dongyu and Brazilian agronomist and writer Jose Graziano da Silva on the same day. 

On his arrival at FAO headquarters, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus was given a warm reception on Monday. FAO Director General Qu Dongyu received him there. 

Professor Yunus joined Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and FAO Director-General Dr Qu Dongyu to inaugurate the new office of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty at the FAO headquarters in Rome after attending the WFF event.

Besides, World Food Programme (WFP) Acting Executive Director Carl Skau called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus while Bangladeshi community leaders in Italy also met him at his hotel in Rome on Tuesday.

Earlier, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) President Alvaro Lario called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his hotel in Rome on Sunday.

The Chief Adviser left Dhaka on Sunday for Rome to join the flagship event of the annual World Food Forum (WFF).