The Higher Education Ministry will work with the Foreign Ministry to provide assistance, including counselling, accommodation, and logistics, to Malaysians brought back from Bangladesh.
Higher Education Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir said his ministry welcomes the government’s decision through the National Security Council and Wisma Putra to evacuate all Malaysians in Bangladesh due to escalating tensions there.
“As informed by Wisma Putra, the evacuation process will be carried out urgently and also involves over 124 Malaysian students affected there.
“Let us pray that this evacuation process goes smoothly and that all Malaysians in Bangladesh arrive home safely,” he said in a Facebook post last night.
Earlier today, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the government decided to bring back Malaysians in Bangladesh because it prioritised their safety.
He said the decision was made following Wisma Putra’s monitoring of the latest developments in Bangladesh.
Thousands of students in Bangladesh have been protesting since July 1 after a court reinstated the quota for public sector jobs that had been abolished in 2018.
The Bangladesh government imposed a nationwide curfew last Saturday in response to the increasing violence and demonstrations.
- Bernama
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