PM urges to fully manufacture Perodua car in Bangladesh

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has invited Malaysia to set up facilities to fully manufacture their Perodua brand car in Bangladesh.

She made the call when outgoing Malaysian High Commissioner here Haznah Md. Hashim paid a farewell call on her at her office on Wednesday morning.

Prime Minister's Press Secretary Md Nayeemul Islam Khan briefed the reporters after the meeting.

In the meeting, the envoy said that local PHP Motors is assembling Malaysian brand, Perodua car here.

PHP Motors, a concern of PHP Family, has tied up with Perodua, a top Malaysian automobile brand, to assemble their cars and SUVs in Bangladesh and sell those in the local market.

In the meeting, the premier and the envoy also talked and remembered the longstanding and continuing relationship between two countries from the tenure of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

The high commissioner said Malaysian business entities' cumulative investment rose to US$ 5 billion in Bangladesh, which mainly propelled by the two telecommunication companies- Robi and Edotco Bangladesh as they reinvested their profits here.
She mentioned that a good number of Malaysian students are pursuing their studies in Agriculture universities, medical colleges and other institutions in Bangladesh.

To this end, the high commissioner extended her gratitude to the premier.

Highlighting their health facilities, the envoy said many of their hospitals are near to Singapore, and considering the medicare services, cost is lower than them.

So, Bangladeshi people can avail the health facilities there as more than 70 of the physicians in Singapore are from Malaysia, she added.

Ambassador-at-Large Mohammad Ziauddin and Principal Secretary M Tofazzel Hossain Miah were present.