Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus paid tribute to the former US President and Nobel laureate Jimmy Carter. The Chief Adviser laid a wreath at the late President's portrait at the US Embassy in Baridhara, Dhaka on Tuesday morning and wrote a condolence message in the open condolence book at the embassy.
Former US President Jimmy Carter, who won the Nobel Peace Prize, passed away last Sunday (December 29) at his home in Plains, Georgia, local time.
US Charge d'Affaires Megan Boldin welcomed the Chief Adviser when he arrived at the US Embassy in Dhaka this morning to pay his respects. During his brief stay at the embassy, ​​the chief adviser recalled his longtime friendship with Jimmy Carter and told Boldin that he had also visited Jimmy Carter's home in Georgia.
The 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, was a world champion of human rights, democracy and peace, the chief adviser said. He also praised Jimmy Carter's efforts to build strong bilateral relations between Bangladesh and the United States.
Professor Yunus also recalled President Carter's visit to Bangladesh in 1986 and deeply appreciated his influential work there through the Carter Center.
