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people come here to make a living for themselves and their families. So both sides need each other. There is no shortage of goodwill. It’s a question of putting together and seeing where things go wrong, and then we track and clean it up.”

As of February 2025, Bangladeshi nationals form the largest group of foreign workers in Malaysia, numbering 898,970, working primarily in the construction, manufacturing, plantation and service sectors. Around 400,000 Bangladeshis are estimated to be irregular due to malpractices by agents and employers.

Meanwhile, Malaysian Interior Minister Saifuddin Nasution bin Ismail described Prof Yunus’s visit as a very positive development in Malaysia-Bangladesh bilateral relations, particularly in strengthening strategic and high-impact multi-sector cooperation.

In a Facebook post yesterday, he said the Malaysian home ministry (KDN) believes that regional peace can only be achieved through close ASEAN cooperation and support from the international community.