New York, Sept. 25 -- President of the Club de Madrid and former President of Slovenia, Danilo Turk, met Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus in New York on Wednesday.

During their meeting at his hotel, Danilo Turk extended an invitation to Prof Yunus to become a member of the organisation, said Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder.

He commended Prof Yunus' pioneering work in microcredit, mentioning its global impact.

"We would be honoured to have you participate in our events. We would also greatly appreciate your insights into the democratic transformation currently underway in Bangladesh," he said.

Referring to the recent July Uprising in Bangladesh, Turk remarked that the movement had astonished the world a...