Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus said Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's official visit to Dhaka last year provided a much-needed morale boost to the nation as it was just emerging from political turmoil.

The Nobel Prize laureate reflected on Anwar's visit in an exclusive interview with Malaysian National News Agency Bernama on Wednesday before concluding his official visit to Malaysia this week, BSS reoports.

He said Anwar's visit also brought hope to the country during one of its most challenging times.

Yunus, who has been heading the interim government since August 8, 2024, recalled a period of uncertainty facing Bangladesh following the youth-led July mass uprising that ousted former prim...