Hasina urges facilities for Bangladeshis in Malaysia

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the Malaysian government to ensure all necessary facilities for the Bangladeshi expatriates in the Southeast Asian country and import high-grade products from here to reduce the trade gap.
Hasina made the call when Malaysian High Commissioner in Dhaka Jamaluddin Bin Sabeh met her at the Prime Minister's Office yesterday.
Hasina and Jamaluddin discussed the issues of bilateral, regional and international developments during the meeting.
The prime minister emphasised reducing the trade gap between the two countries, with the balance currently tilted towards Kuala Lumpur.
She told the envoy that Malaysia can import from Bangladesh pharmaceuticals as Bangladesh produces high-quality pharmaceutical products, which are being exported to more than 50 Asian and European countries.
Besides, Malaysia can also import leather goods, light-engineering products, jute products, frozen fish, knitwear, woven garments, agro and ceramic products, Hasina said.
She further requested the Malaysian government to facilitate duty-free entry of Bangladeshi products to the Malaysian market to reduce the huge imbalance.
Hasina expressed gratitude to the Malaysian government for hosting approximately five lakh Bangladeshi nationals employed in different professions who are contributing to the economic development of both Malaysia and Bangladesh.
She also urged more Malaysian investment in Bangladesh as now an investment-friendly environment is prevailing in the country.
During the meeting, Hasina recalled her bilateral talks with Prime Minister of Malaysia Najib Bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak on the sidelines of the 15th Nam Summit held last June in Egypt.
The Malaysian high commissioner assured Hasina of giving necessary cooperation from his government to various development sectors of Bangladesh.