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Chief adviser of the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus meets FIFA president Gianni Infantino on the sidelines of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan on November 12, 2024. | Courtesy photo.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has accepted an invitation from chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to join the youth festival in Bangladesh in January next.

Infantino among several global leaders and key officials met the chief adviser on the sidelines of COP29 in the Azerbaijan capital Baku on Tuesday, according to a message.

Yunus briefed him about the festival and sought his help bringing reputed women's football teams to Bangladesh.

He is now on a four-day official tour to Baku to attend the global climate summit.