Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus arrives in Rome to join funeral of Pope Francis. Photo : BSS

ROME, Italy, April 25, 2025 (BSS) - Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus arrived here this afternoon to attend the funeral of His Holiness Pope Francis.

The Chief Adviser arrived in Rome at about 2:15pm (Italy time), where he was received by the Bangladesh Ambassador to Italy and the Bangladesh Ambassador to Vatican City, Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told BSS. 

Earlier in the day, Prof Yunus left Qatar for the Vatican City around 9:25am (12:25 pm Bangladesh Standard Time) to attend the funeral of Pope Francis.

The Chief of Protocol of the State of Qatar, Ibrahim bin Yousif Abdullah Fakhroo, saw him off at Hamad International Airport in Doha.

The Chief Adviser will visit St. Peter Square today to pay homage to the mortal remains of His Holiness Pope Francis.

His Most Reverend Eminence Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, Vicar General of His Holiness for Vatican City, will offer an official greeting to the Chief Adviser and the Bangladesh delegation at St. Peter Square.

On Saturday, around 9:30am, Prof Yunus will again visit St. Peter Square to attend the Funeral Mass of His Holiness Pope Francis.
 
The Chief Adviser will depart the Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport around 8:00am (12noon Bangladesh Standard Time) on Sunday and is expected to reach Dhaka in the early hours of Monday.