Prime Minister Tareq Rahman of Bangladesh and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim held a bilateral meeting on Monday at the Perdana Putra complex in Malaysia. The discussion focused on strengthening bilateral relations and addressing issues of mutual interest between the two nations. Following the meeting, both leaders led a delegation-level discussion reviewing overall relations and exchanging views on regional and international matters of shared concern.

Key topics included reopening Malaysia’s labor market for Bangladeshi workers, regularizing undocumented Bangladeshi citizens, renewing work permits, and expanding market access for Bangladeshi agricultural products such as mangoes, fruits, and vegetables. The talks also covered Bangladesh’s application to become an ASEAN Sectoral Dialogue Partner, its inclusion in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the Rohingya issue, and cooperation in the United Nations and other multilateral forums.

After the discussions, both prime ministers witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding on cultural cooperation, along with the exchange of documents on counterterrorism research and capacity building, and a bilateral investment agreement between the two countries.