MALAYSIA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh will soon be the investment destination among the Asian countries with the implementation of all development initiatives taken by her government.

The Premier expressed the hope at the ‘Dialogue on Investment and Trade Opportunities in Bangladesh’ at 10:30 am local time Wednesday at the hotel Grand Hyatt Meeting Room.

The Bangladesh PM also said her government’s goal is to make the country a middle-income one by 2021 and a developed country by the year of 2041. The aim of all development initiatives is to ensure prosperity, justice and respectful life for all, she added. 

Earlier on Tuesday, PM Hasina arrived here on a three-day official visit at the invitation of her Malaysian counterpart Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak to expose a new direction of relationship with Malaysia, one of the emerging countries in Asia,  on trade, friendship and labor. And Wednesday is the second day of her Malaysia tour. 

Azman Hashim, President of the Malaysia South–South Association, delivered introductory speech at the dialogue where business leaders of Malaysia took part and exchanged their views. 

After lunch, she will leave for Perdana Square, Malaysian Prime Minister’s Office at Putrajaya where Chief of Official Function Ceremony Dato’ Osman Mahmud will receive her around 2:30pm (local time) and will exchange greetings with Malaysia Prime Minister Dato Seri Mohammad Najib Tun Abdul Razak.

The two leaders will receive Guard of Honour after the National Anthem of Bangladesh followed by the National Anthem of Malaysia.

Malaysia premier Mohammad Najib Tun Abdul Razak will introduce Bangladesh premier with diplomatic corps in Malaysia. Later, they will stop for photo shoot and sign visitor’s book.

The two leaders, will then, participate in a restricted meeting at Prime Minister’s Office for 15 minutes.

Later, they will attend a bilateral meeting at Perdana Meeting Room and witness a signing ceremony.

After the signing ceremony, the premier will return to Hotel Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur.

Sheikh Hasina will attend the Official Dinner to be hosted by Malaysian Prime Minister in Honour of Sheikh Hasina at the Protocol Room of Seri Perdana Putrajaya at 8:00pm (local time).

Later on Thursday, Sheikh Hasina will leave Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) around 12:00pm.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia Dato Hamzah Zainuddin, Deputy Minister of Human Resources of Malaysia Dato’ Haji Ismail Haji Abdul Mutalib (Minister –in- attendance) and Bangladesh High Commissioner to Malaysia AKM Atiqur Rahman will see her off at the airport.

On Tuesday, visiting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held a meeting with Malaysia’s influential former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

The Malaysian influential leader made a courtesy call on Prime Minister Hasina at Hotel Grand Hayatt here in the evening and she invited him to visit to Bangladesh.

BDST: 1138 HRS, DEC 03, 2014

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