Bangladesh is looking forward to expanding its diplomatic footprint with the imminent opening of two new missions- a High Commission in Wellington, New Zealand, and a consulate in Johor Bahru, Malaysia- within the next three months.
Highlighting the commitment to the halal industry, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority and the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun has said the interim government is dedicated to creating an enabling environment for the halal economy, ensuring that Bangladesh becomes a hub for halal products in the region...
Three Bangladeshis were killed and two others injured after a multipurpose vehicle they were in skidded off the road at East Coast Highway 1 near in Kuantan of Malaysia on Friday.
Human smuggling from Bangladesh to Malaysia under the guise of tourist has surged as desperate jobseekers are using the tourist visa to enter the country illegally after the suspension of regular labour migration by Malaysia on May 31 past year.
US president Donald Trump has confirmed he will attend a major summit of Southeast Asian nations in October, Malaysia鈥檚 prime minister Anwar Ibrahim said Thursday.
Thailand and Cambodia鈥檚 leaders will meet in Malaysia for peace talks on Monday, the Thai government said, as the countries clashed for a fourth day in a deadly border dispute...
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday renewed his call for Malaysia to support Bangladesh鈥檚 bid to become a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...
Tens of thousands of Malaysians took to the capital鈥檚 streets on Saturday to protest rising living costs and a perceived lack of reform by prime minister Anwar Ibrahim鈥檚 unity government...
The Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency, MCBA in short, barred at least 198 foreigners, including 123 Bangladeshis, at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport from entering Malaysia for failing to meet immigration requirements.
A glitch in Malaysia鈥檚 self-service border control machines has hit tens of thousands of travellers, the immigration department estimated Saturday, causing delays at the capital鈥檚 airport and land crossings...
Dozens of Malaysians protested near the US embassy in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, on Friday, calling for US president Donald Trump鈥檚 nomination as envoy to the Southeast Asian nation to be rejected.
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday said that there was an indication that more Bangladeshis were likely to be arrested as Malaysia was looking across the country to see whether anyone was involved in any radical militant group.
Expatriates鈥� welfare and overseas employment adviser Asif Nazrul said that the Malaysian government would issue multiple-entry visas for the Bangladeshi expatriates from now on.
Bangladesh emerged runners-up in the La Liga Youth Tournament 2025 after a narrow 1-0 loss to Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.
The Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Friday barred at least 131 foreigners including 96 Bangladeshis from entering Malaysia for failing to meet immigration requirements...
Malaysia clamped down Monday on the export, transshipment and transit of all US-made artificial intelligence chips, seeking to stop illegal trade to countries including China...
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Monday allowed the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze four bank accounts and two properties of former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed in the USA and Malaysia.
Bangladesh has showcased its diversified export potential, including engineering, plastic, and light industrial products, at the 36th Malaysia International Machinery Fair in Kuala Lampur, reflecting the country鈥檚 growing focus on expanding exports beyond readymade garments...
Malaysian National Shippers Council chairman Dato鈥� Nathan K Suppiah hosted a luncheon and bi-lateral meeting for Shippers鈥� Council of Bangladesh鈥檚 visiting eight-member delegation, led by chairman Md Rezaul Karim on Sunday, said a press release...
On Sunday, July 13 2025, a luncheon and Bi-lateral meeting was hosted by YBhg Dato鈥� Nathan K Suppiah, chairman of the Malaysian National Shippers Council at Melia Hotel in Kuala Lumpur in honor of the visiting eight member delegation led by Md Rezaul Karim, chairman of the Shippers鈥� Council of Bangladesh...
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain, now in Kuala Lumpur, on Friday expressed concerns over the arrests of Bangladeshi nationals on charges of terrorism.
The Council of advisers approved two ordinances and three proposals at its meeting on Thursday with chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair.
Malaysia鈥檚 central bank cut on Wednesday its interest rate by 25 basis points, its first reduction in five years, as a 鈥榩re-emptive measure鈥� to sustain growth amid moderate inflation...
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Tuesday placed four men, including three Bangladeshi expatriates deported from Malaysia, on four-day remand in a case filed with the Airport police, accusing them of involvement in militancy...
A nine-member delegation led by Md Rezaul Karim, chairman of Shippers鈥� Council of Bangladesh, will leave Dhaka for Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday for an important business tour, says a press release.
Home and agriculture affairs adviser Lt Gen, retd, Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Friday said there was no militant activity in Bangladesh now.
Home affairs adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday said the three Bangladeshis recently repatriated from Malaysia are not militants.
A Bangladeshi youth died in a crane accident in Malaysia鈥檚 Seremban city on Saturday, according to his family.
The Bangladesh government on Saturday said that it would cooperate with Malaysian authorities in their investigation against 36 Bangladeshis recently arrested there over their alleged link with extremism.
Malaysian police said on Friday that they have arrested 36 Bangladeshi migrant workers suspected of supporting the Islamic State group by promoting its ideology and raising funds through social media.