Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged Malaysia's leading conglomerates to explore investment opportunities in Bangladesh's affordable housing, ports, and healthcare and education sectors.

The appeal was made during a series of high-level meetings in Kuala Lumpur with some of Malaysia's most prominent business leaders.

In talks with Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah, chairman and founder of the Sunway Group, Professor Yunus emphasised the potential for large-scale affordable housing developments, particularly for the growing number of factory workers living near industrial parks and economic zones.

"It is time to invest in Bangladesh," Professor Yunus said, highlighting reforms introduced by the Interim Government to crea...