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Bangladesh PM on 3-Day Visit
Bangladesh PM on 3-Day Visit
03/12/2014 (New Straits Times) - Malaysia and Bangladesh are expected to strengthen bilateral relations following a three-day visit by Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
She arrived here yesterday for the official visit.
She was received by Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Ismail Abd Muttalib, who is also the minister in attendance.
The visit is at the invitation of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and is to reciprocate Najib’s visit to Dhaka in November last year.
Sheikh Hasina is leading an entourage of 85 people, including five ministers.
They are Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, Cultural Minister Asaduzzaman Noor, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Muhammad Farud Khan and Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan.
The visit is Sheikh Hasina’s second to Malaysia, with the first being in 2010, when she attended the 6th World Islamic Economic Forum here.
The official welcoming ceremony will be held at Dataran Square in Putrajaya today.
Sheikh Hasina and Najib will hold a meeting to review the countries’ ties and cooperation, and identify potential areas for collaboration.
Both leaders will witness the signing of several agreements and memoranda of understanding between the countries.
“Malaysia and Bangladesh enjoy warm and friendly relations at all levels, sustained by strong economic relations, where Malaysia remains the largest investor in Bangladesh among Asean countries.
“Both countries will engage in other areas of cooperation, notably education and training, infrastructure development, defence cooperation and people-to-people connection,” said Wisma Putra.
Malaysia was one of the first few countries that acknowledged Bangladesh’s independence in 1971.
“The recognition, along with similarities in religion and culture, have contributed to the close relations between the two countries. (Sheikh Hasina’s) visit will provide a new impetus to cement and elevate Malaysia-Bangladesh relations,” said Wisma Putra.
Bangladesh is Malaysia’s third largest trading partner among South Asian countries.
As of September, Malaysia’s trade with Bangladesh was valued at RM3.43 billion, with imports amounting to RM284.1 billion and exports, RM3.17 billion.
Malaysia’s exports to Bangladesh include commodities like palm oil, textiles and clothing, chemicals and chemical products, electrical and electronic products, non-metallic mineral products, as well as iron and steel products.
Bangladesh’s imports to Malaysia include camera parts, jute products, knitwear, home textiles, crabs, woven garments, frozen fish, shrimp and polyvinyl chloride bags.
Malaysian companies have invested in Bangladesh in sectors such as telecommunications, power, edible oil, healthcare, infrastructure, residential and distribution.
There are 300,000 Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia.
She arrived here yesterday for the official visit.
She was received by Deputy Human Resources Minister Datuk Ismail Abd Muttalib, who is also the minister in attendance.
The visit is at the invitation of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and is to reciprocate Najib’s visit to Dhaka in November last year.
Sheikh Hasina is leading an entourage of 85 people, including five ministers.
They are Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, Cultural Minister Asaduzzaman Noor, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Muhammad Farud Khan and Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan.
The visit is Sheikh Hasina’s second to Malaysia, with the first being in 2010, when she attended the 6th World Islamic Economic Forum here.
The official welcoming ceremony will be held at Dataran Square in Putrajaya today.
Sheikh Hasina and Najib will hold a meeting to review the countries’ ties and cooperation, and identify potential areas for collaboration.
Both leaders will witness the signing of several agreements and memoranda of understanding between the countries.
“Malaysia and Bangladesh enjoy warm and friendly relations at all levels, sustained by strong economic relations, where Malaysia remains the largest investor in Bangladesh among Asean countries.
“Both countries will engage in other areas of cooperation, notably education and training, infrastructure development, defence cooperation and people-to-people connection,” said Wisma Putra.
Malaysia was one of the first few countries that acknowledged Bangladesh’s independence in 1971.
“The recognition, along with similarities in religion and culture, have contributed to the close relations between the two countries. (Sheikh Hasina’s) visit will provide a new impetus to cement and elevate Malaysia-Bangladesh relations,” said Wisma Putra.
Bangladesh is Malaysia’s third largest trading partner among South Asian countries.
As of September, Malaysia’s trade with Bangladesh was valued at RM3.43 billion, with imports amounting to RM284.1 billion and exports, RM3.17 billion.
Malaysia’s exports to Bangladesh include commodities like palm oil, textiles and clothing, chemicals and chemical products, electrical and electronic products, non-metallic mineral products, as well as iron and steel products.
Bangladesh’s imports to Malaysia include camera parts, jute products, knitwear, home textiles, crabs, woven garments, frozen fish, shrimp and polyvinyl chloride bags.
Malaysian companies have invested in Bangladesh in sectors such as telecommunications, power, edible oil, healthcare, infrastructure, residential and distribution.
There are 300,000 Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia.