Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has said his car manufacturing company, Proton, is interested in setting up a plant in Bangladesh.
Published : 02 Dec 2014, 10:20 PM
Mahathir, who led the Southeast Asian nation for two decades, called on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her hotel on Tuesday evening.
The Malaysian leader made this proposal during the meeting with Hasina, the Prime Minister’s Press Secretary AKM Shamim Chowdhury told journalists.
Mahthir is globally acclaimed for Malaysia’s economic development. In June, he became the Chairman of Proton, one of the country’s leading automobile manufacturers.
“Mahathir praised Bangladesh’s socio-economic development achieved under Sheikh Hasina’s dynamic leadership,” Chowdhury said.
Hasina informed Mahathir of the progress made in several fields in Bangladesh.
She also invited him to visit Bangladesh.