Evacuation plan activated to bring back Malaysians from Bangladesh


PUTRAJAYA: An evacuation plan has been activated to bring home Malaysian citizens, including 124 students from Dhaka, Bangladesh, following violent riots in that country which have so far killed dozens.

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had given approval to expedite the plans to repatriate Malaysians from the country.

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