Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has assured that the Gulf nation will provide all possible help to rebuild Bangladesh.
During a meeting with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday at the former's office in Doha, the Qatari PM said he would designate one of his close aides to take the relationship with Bangladesh to a new height.
Prof Yunus was in Qatar on a four-day visit to attend the Earthna Summit 2025.
"We count on your continued leadership," Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani told Yunus, expressing his confidence that Bangladesh would come out of this reform and rebuilding process much stronger in the years to come.
Prof Yunus sought full diplomatic, financial, and investment support for building a new Bangladesh, including creating new opportunities and a prosperous future for the country's nearly 180 million people, notably its young population.
"We need your support to build the country of the dreams of our youth," Yunus said.
The Qatari prime minister also urged the Bangladeshi leader to send a technical team to Qatar to hold discussions on a wide range of cooperation.
The discussion also centred on the Rohingya crisis, with the chief adviser calling for all possible support "to make sure Rohingya people can return home with dignity."
Yunus also thanked the Qatari premier for helping organise a high-level dialogue on the Rohingya crisis on the sidelines of the Earthna Summit.
The Qatari PM appreciated Bangladesh's role in hosting more than one million Rohingya refugees in the country.
He called for mobilising more international support to resolve the crisis and reiterated the continued support of Qatar for the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh and a sustainable resolution of the issue.
The two leaders also discussed the Gaza situation. Prof Yunus expressed his regret that much of the world is still silent over the plight of the Gazans.
The chief adviser also thanked Al Jazeera, which he visited yesterday, for covering the Gaza crisis despite enormous challenges.
The CA sought Qatari support for Bangladesh's female sports athletes, including providing training and building facilities for them.
He invited the premier to visit Bangladesh at a convenient time—a request gladly accepted by Sheikh Mohammed.
While delivering a speech at Qatar University, Yunus yesterday said the current generation is the most powerful in all of human history.
"I remind the young people, the most powerful generation in the entire human history. I repeat, you are the most powerful generation in the entire human history."
In his speech, Yunus encouraged the young people to dream big, saying the youth of this generation can do anything faster than any other generation ever.
At the beginning of the programme, Prof Yunus was given an honorary award for his outstanding contributions to global humanity, reports BSS.
During an interaction with the Bangladeshi community members at a hotel, Yunus yesterday said the expatriates are helping Bangladesh become stronger by overcoming the challenges and helping the economy to bounce back.
"You are extending big support to make our position stronger."
He assured the expatriates that he would address their issues, making their path easier and ensuring due respect. The CA listened to the expatriates as they put forward some proposals, including enhanced incentives for the remittance senders, reports UNB.
Yunus is likely to fly to Vatican City today to attend Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday.
On Wednesday, Yunus held a closed-door meeting with several prominent foreign investors in Doha, aiming to attract investment in some of the country's key sectors.
The gathering included notable figures such as a former deputy prime minister of the Maldives, a member of the Malaysian royal family, a former Malaysian minister, a Qatari royal family member, top bankers, and several wealthy non-resident Bangladeshis.
Addressing the investors, the chief adviser said that the interim government aims to transform Bangladesh into a manufacturing and economic hub, welcoming all forms of foreign investment.
"We want to be a top manufacturing country in the world," he stated, emphasising that his government is offering one of the most attractive investment climates in the region.
The investors expressed interest in exploring opportunities in sectors such as manufacturing, waste management, energy, banking, and tourism, particularly in the resort district of Cox's Bazar.
On the same day, Yunus urged Qatari investors to invest in Bangladesh to take advantage of the immense potential that the country offers.
"Bangladesh is now back to business and back to business in a big way. We want your partnership," the chief adviser said in his speech in a programme titled "Bilateral Investment Opportunities Between Qatar and Bangladesh".