Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim arrives in Dhaka
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport this afternoon.
This is the first visit by head of any foreign government since the formation of interim government led by Prof Muhammad Yunus, who was assured of support by the Malaysian leader in a telephone call on August 13.
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It is also the first state visit by any Malaysian leader to Bangladesh in 11 years.
Ibrahim arrived in Dhaka, on Prof Yunus' invitation, around 2:00pm today.
The Malaysian PM is expected to stay in the capital for about four hours.
The Malaysian PM will hold a bilateral meeting with Chief Adviser Prof Yunus at a city hotel. He will also call on President Mohammed Shahabuddin.
The 58-member delegation that Ibrahim will lead include Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, deputy minister of transport, deputy minister of religious affairs, two members of parliament, and senior officials of the foreign ministry.
UNB adds: During the meeting with Yunus, issues of mutual interest including economic, political, trade and investment, education, technology and human resource development, manpower export, higher education cooperation, communications, infrastructure development, and defense cooperation are expected to be highlighted, said Foreign Affairs Adviser Hossain.
An estimated 800,000 Bangladeshis now live and work in Malaysia. Of them, about 450,000 migrated between August 2022 and May this year.
The two leaders will also have a one-to-one meeting before the bilateral talks.
Prof Yunus will also host high tea in honour of the Malaysian prime minister.
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