Dhaka, Aug. 11 -- Malaysia, one of Southeast Asia's most dynamic economies, is set to extend a warm welcome to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, who left here for Kuala Lumpur on Monday afternoon to begin a three-day official visit at the invitation of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, carrying Prof Yunus and his entourage, departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 2:00 pm, Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told UNB.

The trip comes as a reciprocal gesture following Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's official visit to Bangladesh in October 2024.

Prime Minister Anwar, a long-time friend of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has been a steadfast supporter of B...