There will be a guard of honor at the airport for Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is expected to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow afternoon.
The Malaysian Premier will be received by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus upon his arrival at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here at 2:30 PM, according to sources in the foreign ministry.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will be accompanied on his tour by a 58-member team that includes, among other people, members of his cabinet, ministers, members of parliament, and top government officials.
The Prime Minister will meet one-on-one, or Tete-a-Tete, with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at Hotel Inter Continental Dhaka following the conclusion of airport formalities in a formal motorcade.
Later, the two leaders will hold bilateral level talks when wide range of issues relating to mutual interests including economic cooperation, political relations, trade and investment, labour migration, education, technology, infrastructure development and defense collaboration are expected to be discussed prominently.
During the meeting, Bangladesh is expected to seek Malaysia’s support in addressing the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis, as well as advance its aspirations to become a “Sectoral Dialogue Partner” within the ASEAN framework, said Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain in a media briefing here recently.
Later, a joint press statement will be issued, according to itinerary of the visit.
The schedule for the program states that the premier of Malaysia will pay President Mohammed Shahbuddin a visit at Bangabhaban. After the temporary administration took office, Anwar Ibrahim was the first head of state to congratulate it.
At approximately 6 p.m., the Malaysian Prime Minister will conclude his one-day visit and depart Dhaka.
Since the Awami League administration fell on August 5, the interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus has been in power. This would be the first high-level visit by a head of state from any foreign nation.
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