Dhaka, June 22 -- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his Bangladeshi counterpart Tarique Rahman have appeared at a joint press conference following high-stakes talks aimed at advancing bilateral cooperation.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his Bangladeshi counterpart Tarique Rahman have appeared at a joint press conference after talks aimed at advancing bilateral cooperation.

The presser took place on Monday morning at the Perdana Putra -- the Malaysian prime minister's office in Putrajaya, the administrative capital of Malaysia -- after the two leaders wrapped up a private one-on-one and a full delegation-level bilateral meeting.

Both sides are moving to outline their cooperative agenda, which focused heavily on cri...