Dhaka urges Kuala Lumpur to take stranded Bangladeshis back to workplaces
Malaysian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Hazanah Md Hasim calls on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam at the latter’s office in Dhaka on Friday.
Malaysian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Hazanah Md Hasim calls on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam at the latter’s office in Dhaka on Friday.
Dhaka has urged Kuala Lumpur to do the needful for bringing back the stranded Bangladeshi workers to their old and new places of work in Malaysia on humanitarian grounds, reports UNB.
Bangladesh has also made a request to extend all kinds of cooperation to its Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment and bring a solution to the current migrant issue.
The issues were discussed when newly appointed Malaysian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Hazanah Md Hasim met State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam at the latter’s office on Friday.
The State Minister congratulated the High Commissioner on her appointment in Dhaka and assured her of all-out cooperation during her assignment in Dhaka.
Shahriar Alam said Malaysia is Bangladesh’s trusted friend and partner with which Bangladesh enjoys strong bilateral relations since independence.
A considerable number of Bangladeshi workers and professionals are living in Malaysia and contributing immensely to both the economies.
The State Minister noted that Malaysia is an advanced economy and a development hub in the Asia Pacific region and doing remarkably well amidst of Covid-19 pandemic.
He said Bangladesh and Malaysia have huge potential to extend and diversify partnership in various sectors, including science-technology, healthcare, education, trade, tourism, energy etc.
Referring to the recent trend in bilateral trade between the two countries, the State Minister underscored the necessity of new initiatives.
He also suggested that Malaysia might consider widening its tariff concession for greater market access of Bangladeshi products.
Referring to the programme for regularisation and voluntary repatriation of migrant workers, the State Minister expressed gratitude for standing beside Bangladeshi expatriates during the current Covid-19 pandemic.
