Dhaka, Aug. 26 -- Malaysian Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir has dismissed as false a claim that 10,000 Bangladeshi students in Malaysia would be granted "graduate passes" allowing them to work in the country.

Dr Zambry clarified that during the recent visit of Bangladesh's interim government Chief Adviser, Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus, no agreement was signed that would provide such work opportunities for Bangladeshi students, according to Malaysian newspaper The Star.

He also called on Kedah's Industry and Investment, Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation Committee Chairman Dr Haim Hilman Abdullah to exercise caution before making public statements on matters of higher education.

"Based solely on a news...