Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad arrived at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City where the funeral mass of Pope Francis is set to begins today.

Pope Francis died on April 21 at the age of 88.

Yunus reached Rome yesterday to attend the funeral. He was received by Bangladesh Ambassador to Italy ATM Rokebul Haque.

After attending the funeral, the chief adviser will depart the Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport around 8:00am (12:00pm Bangladesh Standard Time) tomorrow and is expected to reach home in the early hours of Monday.