Malaysian High Commission in Dhaka has said Malaysia will continue to work closely with Bangladesh on various issues including economy, social and trade as well as matters related to the supply of manpower.

Malaysian acting High Commissioner to Bangladesh Amir Farid Abu Hasan has said Malaysia will be able to play its role as an influential “middle power” that is friendly to all nations with a good foreign and domestic policy in place.

Malaysian High Commission in Dhaka on Wednesday celebrated Malaysia Day with a flag raising ceremony to commemorate its 63 years of independence and 57 years of the formation of Malaysia at the Chancery in Baridhara.

A total of 130 people, including citizens of Malaysia and Singapore, left Dhaka by a chartered flight of Singapore Airlines on Wednesday.