Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus reached Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Monday on a three-day state visit.

"Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus arrived in Kuala Lumpur on a three-day state visit at 7:50pm local time by a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight on Monday," Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder said.

Yunus will be accorded an official welcoming ceremony at the Perdana Putra Complex, Putrajaya (administrative capital) on Tuesday morning before the private and delegation-level bilateral meetings with the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will receive the Chief Adviser.

Prof Yunus will inspect the guard of honour as the national anthems of both countries will be played.

He will then be introduced to the Malaysian delegation and will, in turn, present the Bangladeshi delegation to the Prime Minister before signing the guest book.

Following the private and delegation-level talks, the two leaders will witness the exchange of MoUs and notes, after which they will address a joint press conference.

Both in the private and delegation-level meetings, the issues of recruiting new Bangladeshi workers in various sectors of Malaysia, recruiting more professionals, and ensuring the facilities and benefits of workers will be discussed with great importance, officials said.

Malaysia, one of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic economies, extended a warm welcome to Chief Adviser Prof Yunus upon his arrival on Monday.