Mahathir may visit Bangladesh later this year
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad may visit Bangladesh sometime later this year, according to foreign ministry officials.
“We are working on it. Everything will be fixed step by step,” a foreign ministry official told The Daily Star yesterday.
The exact date of the visit has not been fixed yet, but it may be sometime later this year, he said.
Another foreign ministry official says there is a strong bilateral relation between Bangladesh and Malaysia. Malaysia has good investments in Bangladesh, especially in the telecommunication sector.
According to Bangladesh High Commission in Malaysia, around seven to eight lakh Bangladeshis are working in the Southeast Asian country.
Late last year, Malaysia suspended the labour recruitment from Bangladesh following allegations of malpractices in the recruitment.
Malaysia, a powerful member of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), has been supporting Bangladesh for a sustainable solution to the Rohingya crisis.
Officials said the two countries would focus on stronger cooperation and the Rohingya crisis during the visit of Mahathir.
Last year, Mahathir became the Prime Minister of Malaysia at the age of 93, stunning the world. Mahathir, who held the office from 1981 to 2003, is known as the founder of modern Malaysia for his visionary leadership and economic development.
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