malaysia
Govt mulls new companies for MRP: Minister
The government plans to recruit new agencies for issuing machine-readable passport for nearly 30 lakh expatriates following poor performance of Malaysian outsourcing company designated for the job.
9 April 2015
Malaysia passes controversial anti-terror bill
Malaysia passes a controversial anti-terrorism bill, which the government says is needed to tackle the threat from Islamic extremists.
7 April 2015
Anwar Ibrahim: Malaysian jailed opposition leader denied royal pardon
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is to remain in prison after his request for a royal pardon was turned down
1 April 2015
Malaysia arrests three news editors for sedition
Police have arrested three editors from a Malaysian news portal and charged them with sedition over a news report
31 March 2015
Borneo man guilty of Briton's murder
Malaysian court finds a local man guilty of murdering two British medical students in Borneo.
31 March 2015
Bangladeshi worker dies in Malaysia
Four construction workers including a Bangladeshi are killed in a lift crash at a construction site in Putrajaya city of Malaysia.
23 March 2015
52 rescued while being trafficked to Malaysia
Law enforcers, in separate drives, have rescued 52 fortune seekers from Dhaka, Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar while allegedly being trafficked to Malaysia
23 March 2015
Minister warns Malaysian firm on expats’ MRP
Malaysian IRIS Corporation Berhad must enroll 5,000 Bangladeshi expatriates in Saudi Arabia every day to give them Machine Readable Passport or face actions, expatriates' welfare and overseas employment minister says
19 March 2015
ACC to probe illegal investment in Malaysia
The ACC is going to take assistance from Malaysian government for a joint investigation into illegal investment by Bangladeshis in the name of second home there.
18 March 2015
Anwar Ibrahim's daughter arrested for 'sedition'
The eldest daughter of Malaysia's jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is arrested for alleged sedition
17 March 2015
20 rescued while being trafficked to Malaysia
Bangladesh Coast Guard rescue 20 Bangladeshi fortune seekers from Kutubdia upazila of Cox’s Bazar when they were being trafficked to Malaysia
10 March 2015
Battery for locator tracker of MH370 expired 1yr before its missing
A comprehensive report into the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has revealed that the battery for the underwater locator beacon expired more than a year before the plane vanished.
8 March 2015
Malaysia remembers loss of MH370
Malaysians is marking the first anniversary of the disappearance of the flight MH370
8 March 2015
Missing MH370 plane 'will be found'
Malaysia's transport minister says he is confident the MH370 airliner which disappeared almost a year ago will be found in the southern Indian Ocean
7 March 2015
Missing MH370 plane 'will be found'
Malaysia's transport minister says he is confident the missing MH370 aircraft will be found in the Indian Ocean.
7 March 2015
Anwar Ibrahim’s family seeks royal pardon
The family of jailed Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim seeks royal pardon over his conviction for sodomy.
25 February 2015
We love tragic heroes
Don't we love tragic heroes? Almost three years ago the packed audience at the home of Bangladesh's cricket in Mirpur and millions across the country cried with the Tigers after their two-run defeat against Pakistan in the Asia Cup final.
9 February 2015