Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), the national university of Malaysia, will confer an honorary doctorate degree on Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus during his visit to Malaysia on August 13.

“Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia will confer an honorary doctorate degree on the Honorable Chief Adviser,” Shah Asif Rahman, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told a press briefing in Dhaka on Sunday.

Following the ceremony, Prof Yunus will deliver a commemorative lecture to the university’s students.

On the same day, he will pay a courtesy call on UKM Chancellor and Ruler of Negeri Sembilan Province, Tuanku Muhriz Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir.

Prof Yunus is set to leave for Malaysia today on a three-day state visit.

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