, Sept. 3 -- Malaysian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Mohd Shuhada Othman met Leader of the Opposition and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Thursday, with discussions focusing on bilateral relations, Bangladesh's energy crisis and the repatriation of Rohingyas.

The meeting was held at 10:30am at the Leader of the Opposition's official residence on Minto Road in Dhaka.

During the meeting, the two sides held an open and cordial exchange of views on issues of mutual interest and stressed the need to further strengthen the long-standing friendly and historic ties between Bangladesh and Malaysia, according to a press release.

The Malaysian high commissioner praised Jamaat's positive role as the opposition in Parliamen...