Bangladesh and Malaysia on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cultural cooperation and exchanged two bilateral documents following high-level talks between the two countries, led by their respective prime ministers.

An MoU on cultural cooperation was signed in the presence of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim after the bilateral meeting held at the Malaysian Prime Minister’s Office at Putrajaya, according to PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony.

In addition, the two sides exchanged a document on cooperation in research and capacity building in counter-terrorism and another bilateral document related to investment, he said.

Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman and Malaysian Foreign Minister Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan exchanged the documents on behalf of their respective governments.