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Malaysia to ‘waste no time’ in deporting BD migrants

Malaysia will waste no time in repatriating about 1,000 Bangladeshi illegal immigrants who came ashore in Langkawi on May 11. Home Deputy Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said this would be implemented upon completion of the documentation of the refugees. [caption id="attachment_16081" align="alignleft" width="300"]rohingya Rohinyga and Bangladeshi refugees are transported to a navy boat where they will be taken to mainland Malaysia, after they landed at Pantai Pasir Berdengung beach in Langkawi May 14, 2015. — Reuters pic[/caption...

Scope to expand ties with Bangladesh

Malaysia remains committed to further enhance dynamic economic growth with Bangladesh that has proven to pose mutual benefits for both countries via their closer ties in bilateral relations and cooperation. Malaysia-bdForeign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman said such collaboration is possible as there is ample scope for both countries to expand the trade and investment cooperation based on a win-win situation for the mutual benefits of both countries and the peoples. “Regular contacts and interaction between leaders and officials of ...

Malaysia, Bangladesh to discuss migrant crisis

Foreign ministers from Malaysia and Bangladesh are to hold talks over a migrant crisis facing the two countries ahead of a summit on the issue. Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman is to meet his Bangladeshi counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali on Sunday in Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Malaysia’s Sabah State in northwestern Borneo (Kalimantan). [caption id="attachment_16005" align="alignleft" width="300"]migrnt crisis Indonesian immigration personnel document a group of rescued migrants from Bangladesh at the confinement area at the Port ...

Malaysia will discuss ‘migrant boats’ issue

The issue of Rohingya community from Myanmar and Bangladeshi nationals that fled to Malaysia would be the highlight of a meeting between Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman and his Bangladesh counterpart scheduled tomorrow. boat capsizeAnifah, while stating that nothing much can be said until the meeting with AH Mahmud Ali, admitted that the topic would be 'a very important one among other agendas'. More than a thousand Myanmar and Bangladesh migrants landed at Langkawi in boats on Sunday, as Thailand rolls out crackdown on human ...

BSF building infrastructure along Bangladesh border

The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) is strengthening infrastructure to enhance vigil along the border with Bangladesh, a senior BSF official said here on Friday. “There are 245 BOPs (Border Out Posts) along India-Bangladesh border within Tripura of which 65 BOPs are being converted to BSFcomposite BOPs for strict vigil and domination in the frontiers,” Inspector General of BSF, Tripura Frontier, B.N. Sharma told reporters. He said: “So far 25 composite BOPs have been set up and the work for the remaining BOPs is on. Three to four times bigger than the norma...

Bus service between Indian states via Bangladesh soon

India might operate direct bus services soon between the northeastern states and Kolkata via Bangladesh to ferry people easily from the mountainous region, a top official said on Friday. “A meeting was held in the road transport and highways ministry in New Delhi on Thursday and some modalities were finalised to operate direct bus services between the northeastern states and bd-indiaKolkata via Bangladesh...,” a ministry official told IANS from New Delhi by phone. The official refusing to be named said: “Now the Indian surface transport min...
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