Bangladesh, Malaysia sign 2 deals after bilateral talks in Putrajaya

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today (22 June)
held bilateral talks with his Malaysian counterpart, Anwar Ibrahim.
The meeting was held at the Malaysian Prime
Minister's Office in the Perdana Putra Building in the administrative capital
of Putrajaya at 10:30am local time.
During the meeting, the two leaders discussed
various issues of mutual interest.
Later, a delegation-level meeting was held between
the two countries.
During the meeting, they reviewed the overall
state of bilateral relations and exchanged views on regional and international
issues of mutual interest.
The discussions focused on reopening the labour
market for Bangladeshi workers, the regularisation and renewal of work permits
for undocumented Bangladeshi citizens, increasing access to the Malaysian
market for Bangladeshi fruits and vegetables, Bangladesh's application to
become a Sectoral Dialogue Partner of ASEAN, Bangladesh's inclusion in the
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, the Rohingya issue, and
cooperation in the United Nations and other multilateral forums.
Following the meeting, a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) on culture was signed in the presence of the prime
ministers of the two countries.
In addition, an instrument on cooperation in
research and capacity building in counter-terrorism and a bilateral investment
document were signed by the foreign ministers of the two countries.
Later, Tarique Rahman and Anwar Ibrahim
participated in a joint press conference.
















