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

He said the Bangladesh Chief Adviser will then deliver a commemorative lecture to the students of the university.

On the third day of the visit (August13), Asif Rahman said, Prof Yunus will also pay a courtesy call on UKM Chancellor and Ruler of Negeri Sembilan Province Tuanku Muhriz Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Munawir.

Chief Adviser Prof Yunus is going to Malaysia today on a three-day state visit.