BRI to open a new era of China-Bangladesh ties: Envoy | The Business Standard
Skip to main content
  • Latest
  • Economy
    • Banking
    • Stocks
    • Industry
    • Analysis
    • Bazaar
    • RMG
    • Corporates
    • Aviation
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • Subscribe
    • Get the Paper
    • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard

Friday
July 25, 2025

Sign In
Subscribe
  • Latest
  • Economy
    • Banking
    • Stocks
    • Industry
    • Analysis
    • Bazaar
    • RMG
    • Corporates
    • Aviation
  • Videos
    • TBS Today
    • TBS Stories
    • TBS World
    • News of the day
    • TBS Programs
    • Podcast
    • Editor's Pick
  • World+Biz
  • Features
    • Panorama
    • The Big Picture
    • Pursuit
    • Habitat
    • Thoughts
    • Splash
    • Mode
    • Tech
    • Explorer
    • Brands
    • In Focus
    • Book Review
    • Earth
    • Food
    • Luxury
    • Wheels
  • Subscribe
    • Get the Paper
    • Epaper
    • GOVT. Ad
  • More
    • Sports
    • TBS Graduates
    • Bangladesh
    • Supplement
    • Infograph
    • Archive
    • Gallery
    • Long Read
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Magazine
    • Climate Change
    • Health
    • Cartoons
  • বাংলা
FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2025
BRI to open a new era of China-Bangladesh ties: Envoy

Bangladesh

TBS Report
08 September, 2023, 04:45 pm
Last modified: 08 September, 2023, 10:21 pm

Related News

  • Chinese medical team arrives in Dhaka to treat Milestone crash victims
  • Naharul Islam appointed as Unilever MD
  • Leather expo showcases Bangladesh’s growing capacity, export potential
  • BAT Bangladesh Q2 profit drops 81%, revenue plunges 23% amid Dhaka factory shutdown
  • Govt okays proposed tariff structure for Chattogram Port, rates to rise by up to 440%

BRI to open a new era of China-Bangladesh ties: Envoy

Yan Hualong, charge d'affaires, Chinese Embassy in Dhaka, also said his country will always be a trustworthy neighbour, close friend and cooperative partner to Bangladesh on the latter's modernisation journey

TBS Report
08 September, 2023, 04:45 pm
Last modified: 08 September, 2023, 10:21 pm
Officials of both China and Bangladesh at the inauguration of  "The Belt and Road Initiative in Bangladesh Exhibition 2023" in Dhaka on 8 September 2023. Photo: TBS/ Jahir Rayhan
Officials of both China and Bangladesh at the inauguration of "The Belt and Road Initiative in Bangladesh Exhibition 2023" in Dhaka on 8 September 2023. Photo: TBS/ Jahir Rayhan

Under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China-Bangladesh relations will surely reach a new height and open a new era of friendly cooperation, Yan Hualong, charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka, has said. 

"China will continue to encourage more Chinese enterprises to invest in Bangladesh and promote the steady and long-term development of China-Bangladesh economic and trade relations," he said at the inauguration of the "Belt and Road Initiative in Bangladesh Exhibition 2023" in Dhaka yesterday.

The Chinese envoy further said that his country will always be a trustworthy neighbour, close friend and cooperative partner to Bangladesh on the latter's modernisation journey.

The Business Standard Google News Keep updated, follow The Business Standard's Google news channel

The Belt and Road Initiative in Bangladesh Exhibition 2023, featuring around 35 Chinese companies and several Bangladeshi companies and banks, among others, will continue till tomorrow at 10:30am-7pm, at the Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre in the capital's Purbachal. 

The exhibition is jointly organised by the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh, Bangladesh China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCCI) and Chinese Enterprises Association in Bangladesh (CEAB). 

Having said that Bangladesh is the first country in South Asia to have joined the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Yan Hualong added, "The Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh holds the exhibition to vividly demonstrate the achievements of the Belt and Road Initiative in Bangladesh, build a platform for cooperation between Chinese and Bangladeshi companies, and to present a gift to the upcoming 74th anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" 

He went on saying, "Economic and trade cooperation has always been an important pillar of the China-Bangladesh strategic partnership. Since Bangladesh joined the Belt and Road Initiative, more and more Chinese companies have invested in Bangladesh. Currently, there are more than 670 Chinese companies operating in Bangladesh."

The Chinese charge d'affaires further said the Chinese companies in Bangladesh are committed to promoting bilateral trade and make positive contributions to Bangladesh's import of raw materials and export of finished products.

Addressing as the chief guest, Lokman Hossain Miah, executive chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida), said that China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has already brought transformative change to Bangladesh and has strengthened Bangladesh's role as a vital connector in regional trade networks. 

He mentioned that China's FDI stock has reached $1.34 billion - 5th largest in volume – from $19 million in 2009.

Gazi Golam Murtoza, president of the Bangladesh China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCCI), said, "Bangladesh, with its strategic location and unwavering commitment to progress, officially joined the Belt and Road Initiative in 2016. Since then, the Bangladesh-China partnership has blossomed, resulting in a host of transformative projects that have brought tangible benefits to the nation and beyond."

Md Anwar Hossain, additional secretary and wing chief of Economic Relations Division (ERD), AHM Ahsan, vice chairman of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), and Ke Changliang, president of the Chinese Enterprises Association in Bangladesh (CEAB), were also present.

Top News

Belt and Road / Bangladesh / China / Exhibition

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • Infographics: TBS
    Inflated rents, ghost floors, Tk220cr advance: How Premier Bank funds lined Iqbal family’s pocket
  • On 21 July, a Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) F-7 BGI training fighter jet crashed into Milestone School and College in Uttara, killing at least 31. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
    Milestone tragedy: Death toll rises to 32 as another child dies
  • File photo of a new NBR office in Agargaon, Dhaka. Photo: UNB
    NBR chief directs customs officials to clear consignments within a day

MOST VIEWED

  •  ABM Khairul Haque. File Photo: Collected
    Former chief justice Khairul Haque detained
  • File photo of Bangladesh Bank. Photo: TBS
    Governor Mansur orders withdrawal of BB dress code after directive draws criticism
  • Hasina and Taposh in an event in 2020. Photo: Collected
    Al Jazeera investigation: Hasina, in call with Taposh, talks using helicopter to shoot, crush protesters in July uprising
  • Representational image. File photo: TBS
    Govt okays proposed tariff structure for Chattogram Port, rates to rise by up to 440%
  • Representational image. Photo: Collected
    Tariff talks: Bangladesh, US set for crucial virtual meeting on 29 July
  • Mehreen Ahmed speaking to media on 11 July 2025. Photo: Collected
    Court disposes of Dhaka girl's case against parents seeking 'protection from abuse'

Related News

  • Chinese medical team arrives in Dhaka to treat Milestone crash victims
  • Naharul Islam appointed as Unilever MD
  • Leather expo showcases Bangladesh’s growing capacity, export potential
  • BAT Bangladesh Q2 profit drops 81%, revenue plunges 23% amid Dhaka factory shutdown
  • Govt okays proposed tariff structure for Chattogram Port, rates to rise by up to 440%

Features

Illustration: TBS

The future of medicine: How innovations will catalyse quantum leaps in healthcare by 2055

15h | The Big Picture
Photo: Collected

24 July: More than 1400 arrested, 3 missing coordinators found

1d | Panorama
Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Aggrieved nation left with questions as citizens rally to help at burn institute

2d | Panorama
Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Mourning turns into outrage as Milestone students seek truth and justice

2d | Panorama

More Videos from TBS

There are many more examples of trials of Chief Justices in the world.

There are many more examples of trials of Chief Justices in the world.

13h | TBS Today
Why is there a massive conflict between Thailand and Cambodia?

Why is there a massive conflict between Thailand and Cambodia?

13h | TBS News Updates
Former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque in prison

Former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque in prison

13h | TBS Today
The Nvidia Chip Deal Trades Away the United States’ AI Advantage

The Nvidia Chip Deal Trades Away the United States’ AI Advantage

13h | Videos
EMAIL US
contact@tbsnews.net
FOLLOW US
WHATSAPP
+880 1847416158
The Business Standard
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Sitemap
  • Advertisement
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
Copyright © 2025
The Business Standard All rights reserved
Technical Partner: RSI Lab

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - oped.tbs@gmail.com

For advertisement- sales@tbsnews.net