PM invites Malaysia to set up Perodua car factory in Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday invited Malaysia to install full manufacturing facilities for their Perodua cars in Bangladesh. She said this when outgoing Malaysian High Commissioner Haznah Md. Hashim called on her at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). Prime Minister's Press Secretary M Nayeemul Islam Khan briefed reporters after the call

Malaysia detains 94 Bangladeshis

Malaysian authorities detained 530 undocumented foreign nationals, including 94 Bangladeshis, in the Selangor state on Saturday. They were caught in an operation by the Immigration Department at the Selangor Wholesale Market in Seri Kembangan, reports Malaysian newspaper The Sun. Selangor Immigration Director KhairrulAminusKamaruddin, who participated in the operation, said a total of

Malaysia bans Israeli-flagged ships in response to Gaza war

Malaysia banned on Wednesday Israeli-flagged cargo ships from docking at its ports in response to Israel's actions in Gaza, which it said ignores "basic humanitarian principles". Ships on their way to Israel will also be barred from loading cargo at any port in the largely Muslim Southeast Asian nation with immediate

Bangladesh to import LNG from Malaysia

Bangladesh is going to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Malaysia as the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved in principle a proposal of the state-owned Petrobangla in this regard. "Malaysian company Perintis Akal Sdn Bhd will supply the LNG on a long term basis and Petrobangla will buy it under

Bangladesh, Malaysia want to conclude bilateral FTA

 Bangladesh and Malaysia have agreed to explore the possibility of concluding a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) in order to add further substance to the steadily increasing bilateral trade and economic relations between the two regional countries. The issue was discussed at the third Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between Bangladesh and

Myanmar arrests 112 Rohingya while travelling to Malaysia

Myanmar authorities have arrested more than 110 Rohingya, including children, for travelling "without official documents" as they tried to make their way to Malaysia, state media reported on Friday. A total of 112 people, including a dozen children, were arrested in the south-eastern township of Bogale, according to the Global New

Trishna hat-trick on debut as Tigresses crush Malaysia

Medium pacer Fariha Trishna became the second Bangladeshi bowler to slam a hat-trick in T20 International cricket as Bangladesh hit back to winning way with a crushing 88-run win over Malaysia in their third game of the Women's Asia Cup Thursday  at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. Bangladesh beat Thailand by nine

Manpower export to Malaysia resumes after four-year gap

Malaysia on Tuesday resumed recruitment of manpower from Bangladesh after a long pause of four years as the first batch of Bangladeshi workers reached Kuala Lumpur.   A flight of Air Asia carrying 53 Bangladeshi workers landed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 5:22am, said the High Commission of Bangladesh in