KUALA LUMPUR, July 21 – The Foreign Ministry is closely monitoring the challenging situation in Bangladesh, where widespread riots have raised safety concerns among Malaysian students and their families in Dhaka and Mymensingh.
In a statement, the foreign ministry said that it has instructed all necessary measures to ensure the safety and security of Malaysian students in Bangladesh.
This includes relocating students to the High Commission and the Official Residence, where preparations are underway to provide necessary provisions.
The ministry said that the High Commission of Malaysia in Dhaka is actively coordinating efforts despite significant challenges, such as communication disruptions caused by internet outages.
It said the High Commission is committed to ensuring the safety and well-being of all Malaysian citizens in Bangladesh and is relying on SMS communications to maintain connectivity.
“As communicated by the Malaysian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, a curfew has been implemented as of midnight due to unstable security conditions.
“However, the High Commission continues to monitor the welfare of affected students. At this time, the High Commission is planning to travel to Mymensingh to provide food supplies to students who were unable to purchase them,” read the statement.
According to the statement, a Malaysian student from the Bangladesh Agricultural University was successfully assisted in boarding a flight back to Malaysia.
Meanwhile, thousands of students in Bangladesh have been demonstrating since July 1 after a court reinstated quotas for government jobs, which had been abolished in 2018. Protesters are demanding changes to the system, which reserves 56 per cent of public jobs for certain groups.
More than 100 people have died in the protests since violence broke out on Tuesday.
