"He is doing a wonderful job, I will give him an A+ for what he has done," Yunus commented on Prof Iajuddin Ahmed, the chief adviser (CA) to the caretaker government.

"It's not the time for disputes over the appointment of the chief adviser, it's time to move forward," said Yunus while talking to the diplomats of four European countries.

Four Ambassadors from Sweden, Switzerland, Norway and France yesterday called on Prof Yunus separately at his Grameen Bank head office at Mirpur.

The Nobel laureate returned home Tuesday after a two-week visit to South Korea, China and Japan.

"They handed over the felicitations from their governments and also sought time from me to visit their countries," Yunus told The Daily Star.

About the controversy of President Iajuddin Ahmed's assuming the office of the Chief Adviser, Prof Yunus said, "Since there was no objection from anyone while being sworn in as the chief adviser of the caretaker government, Prof Iajuddin Ahmed has got the endorsement. ...That was good for the country."

"Now there is no time to gossip about the caretaker government appointment. We want a free and fair election in a festive mood," said Yunus.

Prof Yunus is scheduled to visit Sweden and Denmark from December 12 to 13, UK from 14 to 15 and finally France on December 16, informed Yunus.