Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday renewed his call for Malaysia to support Bangladesh’s bid to become a member of the ASEAN.<\/p>\n
The Chief Adviser made the call when Nurul Izzah Anwar, Vice President of Malaysia’s People’s Justice Party and daughter of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, met him at the State Guest House Jamuna here.<\/p>\n
“We want to become a part of ASEAN, and we will be needing your support,” said the Chief Adviser.<\/p>\n
Bangladesh applied to become a sectoral dialogue partner of ASEAN in 2020.<\/p>\n
The Chief Adviser hoped Malaysia, the current chair of ASEAN, will take a proactive role in granting Bangladesh’s application to become sectoral dialogue partner of ASEAN and, in turn, become a full member of the regional body.<\/p>\n
At the beginning of the meeting, Nurul Izzah offered her condolences over the recent fighter jet crash at Milestone School in Dhaka.<\/p>\n
“It’s a tragic and sad event for our country. We lost so many people,” the Chief Adviser responded.<\/p>\n
He greeted Nurul Izzah on her new role. “Congratulations on becoming the Vice President of your political party,” he said.<\/p>\n