Diplomatic Correspondent

Algeria on Monday reaffirmed its full support to Bangladesh’s interim government and invited Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus to visit the North African country.

Abdelouahab Saidani, the ambassador of Algeria to Bangladesh, conveyed the message when he called on Prof Yunus at the state guesthouse Jamuna in Dhaka.

The chief adviser also invited his Algerian counterpart to visit Bangladesh and requested the country to send their business delegations to Dhaka in an effort to deepen trade and investment ties.

During the meeting, the ambassador said his country will continue political and economic support to Bangladesh and their energy minister will visit Dhaka in March.

He said that Algeria was planning to import more Bangladeshi products such as textiles, jute, pharmaceuticals, food, and electronics.

The chief adviser sought Algeria’s support in the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and the UN Security Council as Bangladesh is a candidate in elections in all these three international organisations.

The election for the Council of the IMO under Category C, for the term 2026-2027 is scheduled for December in London.

The election for the membership to the UNHRC for the term 2028-2030, will be held in 2027 in New York.

Bangladesh will also contest for the non-permanent seat of the UN Security Council for the term 2031-2032, with the election scheduled for 2030 in New York.

Lamiya Morshed, senior secretary and the chief coordinator of SDG affairs, and BM Jamal Hossain, director general of the foreign ministry, were also present during the meeting.