en.Wedoany.com Reported - Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is on an official visit to China, focusing on deepening cooperation in infrastructure, investment, and industry, aiming to elevate bilateral economic and trade relations to a new level. During the visit, China and Bangladesh signed several memorandums of understanding.
On June 25, Tarique Rahman held bilateral talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People. Before the talks, China held a grand welcome ceremony for Rahman, including a red carpet, a guard of honor inspection, and a 21-gun salute. That afternoon, Rahman also attended the "Invest in Bangladesh" event co-hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA). Over 80 senior executives from leading Chinese enterprises participated. During the event, Rahman introduced policies and initiatives aimed at attracting investment and creating jobs, inviting Chinese investors to Bangladesh and emphasizing that the country is becoming a competitive and reliable destination for manufacturing and industrial investment through economic and administrative reforms.
Rahman announced that the government is implementing a special 180-day action plan to ensure an investment-friendly environment, including developing economic zones in Anwara and Mongla, establishing the first Chinese investment office in Bangladesh, and providing special incentives for priority industries. He also pledged that new investment licenses would be issued in less than 15 days. During the visit, executives from several major Chinese industrial groups met with Rahman, including representatives from China Railway Construction Corporation Limited and China Road and Bridge Corporation. Discussions covered expanding investment and trade and more effectively promoting Bangladesh's development.
In the field of water resources cooperation, Chinese Minister of Water Resources Li Guoying met with Rahman at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. Both sides reached a consensus on expanding cooperation in areas such as the Teesta Master Plan, river management, flood control and disaster reduction, river dredging, erosion control, irrigation, and inland water transport. China expressed interest in close cooperation with Bangladesh in these areas and offered support in research, training, and institutional capacity building. At the party-to-party level, Rahman (also Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party) held a meeting with Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee. Both sides pledged to elevate China-Bangladesh relations to new heights by expanding cooperation in development, investment, public participation, and inter-party relations. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the Communist Party of China also signed a memorandum of understanding.
According to the schedule, Tarique Rahman will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on June 26. Spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office, Mahdi Amin, stated that during the two meetings, Rahman will raise various issues related to Bangladesh's national interests. This trip is Rahman's first official overseas visit since becoming Prime Minister, divided into three phases, with China as the second stop. The visit includes only a small delegation of 25 people, comprising 11 ministers, state ministers, and advisors. Previously, he visited Malaysia at the invitation of the Malaysian Prime Minister and attended the Annual Meeting of the New Champions (Summer Davos) in Dalian, China, at the invitation of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
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