Dhaka, June 15 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has faced pointed questions after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not meet him during his four-day "official" trip to London.

Just before receiving the King Charles III Harmony Award on Jun 12, the interim prime minister was interviewed by BBC journalist Rajini Vaidyanathan.

She asked how disappointed he was that the British prime minister had not made time for a meeting.

Yunus said Starmer was likely busy but added that it opened an opportunity to invite him to Bangladesh.

During the short interview, the discussion naturally turned to British MP Tulip Siddiq, niece of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

Yunus was asked if he would meet her and respond to the allegations she has made...