Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus held a brief one-on-one meeting with visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the Hazrat Shahjalal Airport on Friday. Prof Yunus said he was "very happy" to welcome his old friend in Dhaka. Yunus spoke briefly on the student-led revolution, the sacrifice the students and people made, and the carnage committed by the previous government. Bangladesh rolls out red carpet for Malaysian PM; talks with Prof Yunus shortly The chief adviser also spoke about his long association with Malaysian universities and its leaders. They boarded the same car to travel to the bilateral venue—in an expression of their close friendship. The Malaysian PM arrived in Dhaka around 2:00pm on Friday on a short visit.  

Malaysia Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri Bin Yaakob has inaugurated the newly refurbished and upgraded Huawei Customer Solution Innovation Center (CSIC)  at Integra Tower of Kuala Lumpur. Huawei Customer Solution Innovation Center (CSIC) was launched as part of the celebrations to commemorate Huawei’s 20th anniversary. PM Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri said, “The CSIC is a testament to Huawei Malaysia’s commitment to the nation’s digital transformation.”  Read: Huawei to invest $50 million to develop 500,000 digital talents in Asia-Pacific He also thanked Huawei for accelerating digital transformation and strengthening the development of Malaysia’s innovative platforms since 20 years ago. Michael Yuan, Chief Executive Officer of Huawei Malaysia, was also present at the event, said a press release. CEO Yuan said this center will act as a catalyst to accelerate Malaysia’s digital transformation and to capitalize on the potential of advanced technologies and assist in driving investments in the digital economy for the nation. Read: Toppers of Huawei's Seeds For The Future 2021 Bangladesh named “Through the CSIC, Huawei will continue to bring global experiences to serve the needs of the ICT industry in Malaysia and to assist local stakeholders in succeeding in their businesses,” the CEO added. Huawei’s CSIC was designed as an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Hub and Centre of Excellence to drive the industry’s open ecosystem and accelerate digital economy transformation in Malaysia.    The state-of-the-art technology and solutions displayed in Huawei Malaysia CSIC aims to assist the nation in becoming the ASEAN Digital Hub. Read Seeds for the Future winners visit Huawei Bangladesh headquarters The CSIC aggregates the company’s over 120 reference applications and services globally. Huawei launched CSIC in Bangladesh in 2016. Since then, it has been playing a pivotal role in ICT through the exchange of the world's best technological knowledge and practices and innovation in business solutions.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday congratulated her Malaysian counterpart Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob on his assumption of office and conveyed to him the full support of her government as well as Bangladeshi people. The trust and confidence that Malaysian people reposed in him throughout his political career are exemplary, Sheikh Hasina said in a felicitation message sent to the Malaysian prime minister. She expressed confidence that Malaysia would further prosper and progress to its desired goals under Ismail Sabri's dynamic and visionary leadership. Bangladesh and Malaysia enjoy an excellent bilateral relationship based on shared faith, fraternity, cooperation, and prosperity, Sheikh Hasina reiterated. Both the countries are committed to strengthening and broadening the comprehensive and cooperative partnership in various areas such as education, human resources, trade, investment, tourism, manufacturing, and agriculture, in compliance with achieving shared benefit and win-win outcomes, she said. Also read: UAE lauds Bangladeshi workers' contribution to its development Sheikh Hasina expressed satisfaction with Malaysia as the country hosts a substantial number of Bangladeshi nationals in different sectors who contribute to Malaysia's development and the economic prosperity of Bangladesh. READ: Maintain Bangladesh's current development pace: PM to secretaries She looks forward to working closely with Ismail Sabri on mutual interests in the bilateral, regional, and global context for the mutual benefit of the two peoples.

Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will be the first person to receive the COVID-19 vaccine when the national vaccination programme is implemented in the country later this month.

Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad called Sunday for an urgent Parliament sitting to contest the appointment of a former ally as the country's next prime minister under a new Malay-majority coalition that could further split the nation following the collapse of his multiracial reformist alliance.