Operation to bring home Malaysians successful, students safe, says Home Minister
The operation to evacuate 123 Malaysians from Bangladesh via a special flight, under the directive of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, was successfully completed on Tuesday (July 23).
Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said Wisma Putra and the Malaysian High Commission in Dhaka received excellent cooperation from the Bangladeshi government and local authorities throughout the process.
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Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said Wisma Putra and the Malaysian High Commission in Dhaka received excellent cooperation from the Bangladeshi government and local authorities throughout the process.
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00:00Yes, that's right.
00:02Yes, that's right.
00:04Yes, that's right.
00:06I would like to start by saying
00:08shukr to Allah SWT
00:10because
00:12we have just
00:14finished
00:16the mission
00:18to bring back
00:20Malaysians
00:22who are in Bangladesh
00:24back to our homeland.
00:26The success
00:28of bringing back
00:30as many as 123
00:32Malaysians
00:34through
00:36AirAsia
00:38AK-76
00:40from the airfield
00:42Hazrat Shah Jalal
00:44Dhaka.
00:46Out of the 123 Malaysians,
00:4880 are students
00:50and 43
00:52are
00:54non-students,
00:56the rest are Malaysians.
00:58There are Malaysians
01:00who live in Bangladesh
01:02including students,
01:04who chose to
01:06stay in Bangladesh.
01:10This is to
01:12not disturb their
01:14studies.
01:16And there are also
01:18Malaysian workers
01:20who are still attached to their
01:22employment contracts.
01:24There are those who want to
01:26stay with their families.
01:28And for all of these scenarios,
01:30Malaysia's High Commissioner
01:32will continue
01:34to assign responsibilities
01:36to play a role.
01:38First, to monitor their condition
01:40and continue
01:42to communicate with them
01:44that
01:46if the situation
01:48calms down again,
01:50or vice versa.
01:52Malaysia's High Commissioner
01:54will continue
01:56to focus
01:58on their
02:00well-being and safety.
02:02The government wants to record
02:04appreciation to the
02:06Foreign Ministry of Bangladesh
02:08and all related agencies in Bangladesh
02:10for their cooperation and help.
02:12Before this,
02:14the Foreign Ministry has set up
02:16an operation room in Wisma Putra
02:18and
02:20sent additional officers
02:22to Bangladesh.
02:24As a proof,
02:26the operation room
02:28will continue to monitor
02:30the development there.
02:32The transfer of additional officers
02:34is to help
02:36bring back the Malaysians.
02:38Internet and telecommunication
02:40restrictions in Bangladesh
02:42are really
02:44threatening and affecting
02:46the efforts of
02:48Malaysia's High Commissioner
02:50and the ministry
02:52to provide assistance
02:54to the affected groups.
02:56Despite the threat,
02:58Malaysia's High Commissioner
03:00can still use
03:02existing technology
03:04through SMS.
03:06The ministry is also
03:08grateful for the support of KPT,
03:10the High Commissioner.
03:12KPT has sent
03:14psychological officers
03:16to communicate
03:18with family members
03:20and students.
03:22At the same time,
03:24I take this opportunity to
03:26advise the Malaysians
03:28who still choose to stay in Bangladesh
03:30to continue to be vigilant,
03:32not to move
03:34and continue to monitor the development
03:36there because the safety of life
03:38is paramount.
03:40They are always
03:42connected to Malaysia's
03:44national security
03:46and to the development
03:48of the country.