Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus left Dhaka for Egypt early Wednesday to attend the 11th D-8 Summit in Cairo.
The flight carrying the Chief Adviser departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 1:20AM, said CA's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder.
Heads of government from several more countries, including Bangladesh, Indonesia, Turkey, Iran and Pakistan, will join the summit on December 19.
An important meeting on the sidelines of the summit would discuss ways and means to support Palestinians against unceasing Israeli aggression, said Egyptian ambassador to Bangladesh Omar Fahmy.
A business delegation from Bangladesh would also visit the North African country during the summit meeting.
The two countries should expedite work on pending agreements, instruments and MoUs in the fields of agriculture, textiles and pharmaceuticals. He confirmed Egypt's support for Bangladesh's candidature to the non-permanent seat of the UN Security Council for 2031-32.
Besides, the Chief Adviser will deliver a lecture in the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Abul Kalam Azad added.
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