Malaysia's Anwar arrives in Bangladesh to discuss trade, migrant workers with interim leader Yunus

Malaysia PM Anwar Ibrahim to visit Bangladesh, focus on labour issues

DHAKA — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced plans on Friday (Oct 4), during a visit to Dhaka, to admit 18,000 Bangladeshi workers who had missed the previous deadline for employment in the country. The visit is the first by a foreign head of government since Bangladesh's interim administration, led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, assumed office following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina in August amid violent protests. Anwar's ann…

Malaysia urged to end exploitative practices to reopen Bangladesh labour market

Labour rights groups are calling for an end to migrant worker exploitation ahead of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s visit to Bangladesh.

Malaysia's Anwar arrives in Bangladesh to discuss trade, migrant workers with interim leader Yunus – KION546

Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is visiting Bangladesh to meet with interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who took over in August after the former prime minister fled during a mass uprising. Officials say Anwar’s hourslong visit on Friday will focus on trade and investment, migrant workers and the Rohingya refugee crisis. It is the first visit by a foreign leader to Bangladesh since Yunus took over on Au…

Malaysia's Anwar arrives in Bangladesh to discuss trade, migrant workers with interim leader Yunus

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Bangladesh’s capital on Friday to meet with interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who took over in August after the former prime minister fled during a mass uprising. Anwar’s hourslong visit will focus on trade and investment, migrant workers and the Rohingya refugee crisis, officials and media reports said. Yunus received Anwar in Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport …

Malaysia's Anwar to visit Bangladesh to discuss trade, migrant workers with interim leader Yunus

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is visiting Bangladesh to meet with interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who took over in August after the former prime minister fled during a mass uprising

Malaysia PM to visit Bangladesh, focus on labour issues

DHAKA - Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is set to arrive in Bangladesh on Friday for talks primarily focused on labour issues, according to Dhaka officials.  Read more at straitstimes.com.