December 19, 2024
DHAKA – Malaysia is looking forward to strengthening its ties with Bangladesh, said Malaysian Higher Education Minister Dr Zambry Andel Kadir yesterday.
According to the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing, Kuala Lumpur is also willing to work with Dhaka to address the Rohingya crisis.
The Malaysian minister said these while paying a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the St Regis Hotel in Cairo, Egypt’s capital.
They discussed issues of mutual interest between the two countries, including the recruitment of Bangladeshis in Malaysia and the expansion of higher education ties, the release added.
Kadri also said Kuala Lumpur would continue to support Bangladesh’s inclusion as a sectoral dialogue partner of Asean.
The chief adviser said he has proposed an international conference on the Rohingya crisis and expects Malaysia to support the move.
He said over 80,000 new Rohingyas have entered Bangladesh in recent months after the latest bout of violence gripped Myanmar’s Rakhine state, which has been home to the Rohingya people for centuries.
Prof Yunus said he also favoured creating an UN-supervised safe zone for the displaced people in Rakhine state in an effort to assist the violence-plagued region.
During the talks, Yunus said his government planned to hold elections by the first half of 2026.