The two leaders affirmed the "close partnership" between the United States and Bangladesh, which is rooted in shared democratic values and strong people-to-people ties, the White House statement read.

A large number of Bangladeshi diaspora members demonstrated outside the hotel where Bangladeshi interim government chief Muhammad Yunus is currently staying in New York over the recent attacks on Hindu minority in the South Asian country following the fall of the former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government in August.

The meeting between Yunus and Biden is important for a few key reasons. First, Biden's support for Bangladesh's temporary government shows that the US cares about stability and democracy there, which could help strengthen Yunus’s administration.