Bangladesh Expatriates' Welfare & Overseas Employment Minister Calls on Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim

Minister of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment of Bangladesh, Ariful Haque Choudhury, MP, called on Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim, the Prime Minister of Malaysia, at his office today.

The Hon’ble Minister was accompanied by Mahdi Amin, Adviser to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Malaysia.

At the outset of the meeting, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim extended warm felicitations to His Excellency Tarique Rahman on his election as Prime Minister of Bangladesh. He also commended Bangladesh’s long-standing struggle for democracy and its continued progress.

The Hon’ble adviser conveyed warm personal greetings from the Prime Minister of Bangladesh to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and handed over a letter from him.

Both sides held substantive discussions on labour relations, reaffirming their shared commitment to ensuring a transparent, clean, and efficient recruitment system to prevent exploitation of workers.

The meeting also explored avenues to enhance bilateral trade and investment, with both parties expressing interest in expanding economic engagement for mutual benefit. In addition, opportunities for cooperation in the education sector were discussed, including the exchange of teachers and academic collaboration to further deepen people-to-people ties.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim extended an invitation to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh to visit Malaysia at a mutually convenient time.

Both sides expressed satisfaction with the positive trajectory of bilateral relations and reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening cooperation across multiple sectors.