Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Friday afternoon, will be given a guard of honour at the airport.
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will receive the Malaysian Premier when he will arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 2.30pm, foreign ministry sources said, reports BSS.
A 58-member delegation consisting members of his cabinet, ministers, members of parliament and senior government officials, among others, will accompany Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim during his visit.
After completion of airport formalities, the Prime Minister will be taken to Hotel Inter Continental Dhaka by a ceremonial motorcade where he will hold Tete-a-Tete (One-to-One) meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus.
Later, the two leaders will hold bilateral level talks when wide range of issues relating to mutual interests including economic cooperation, political relations, trade and investment, labour migration, education, technology, infrastructure development and defense collaboration are expected to be discussed prominently.
During the meeting, Bangladesh is expected to seek Malaysia's support in addressing the ongoing Rohingya refugee crisis, as well as advance its aspirations to become a 'Sectoral Dialogue Partner' within the ASEAN framework, said Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain in a media briefing in Dhaka recently.
Later, a joint press statement will be issued, according to itinerary of the visit.
According to the programme schedule, the Malaysian premier will call on President Mohammed Shahbuddin at Bangabhaban. Anwar Ibrahim was the first head of government to congratulate the interim government following its assumption of office.
Wrapping up his one day visit, the Malaysian Prime Minister will leave Dhaka at around 6:00pm.
It would be the first high-level visit by a head of government of any foreign country since the interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus assumed office after the fall of Awami League government on August 5.