KL to work with Dhaka to address Rohingya crisis

Malaysia is looking forward to strengthening its ties with Bangladesh, said Malaysian Higher Education Minister Zambry Andel Kadir yesterday.

According to the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing, Kuala Lumpur is also willing to work with Dhaka to address the Rohingya crisis.

The Malaysian minister said these while paying a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at the St Regis Hotel in Cairo, Egypt’s capital.

They discussed many issues, including the recruitment of Bangladeshis in Malaysia and the expansion of higher education ties, the release added.

Kadir also said Kuala Lumpur would continue to support Bangladesh’s inclusion as a sectoral dialogue partner of Asean.

The chief adviser said he has proposed an international conference on the Rohingya crisis and expects Malaysia to support the move.

He said over 80,000 new Rohingyas have entered Bangladesh in recent months after the latest bout of violence gripped Myanmar’s Rakhine state.

Prof Yunus said he also favoured creating an UN-supervised safe zone for the displaced people in Rakhine state .