Press Conference on BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Mr. Tarique Rahman's Visit to Beijing, China

Press Conference by Mr. Mahdi Amin, Adviser to the Honorable Prime Minister and Spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office. Beijing, China | 25 June 2026. Bangladesh Prime Minister Mr Tarique Rahman to Hold Meetings with Chinese Premier Li Qiang Today at the Great Hall of the People and with President Xi Jinping Tomorrow. The Honorable Prime Minister, Mr. Tarique Rahman, is undertaking his first official state visit abroad. This inaugural foreign visit consists of three phases. In the first phase, he successfully completed an official visit to Malaysia. In the second phase, he traveled to Dalian, China, at the invitation of the World Economic Forum. In the third phase, he arrived in Beijing at the invitation of the Chinese Premier. Today the Prime Minister held meetings with China's Minister of Water Resources Li Guoying on Teesta Master Plan cooperation. The CCPIT and BIDA jointly organized an Invest Bangladesh event attended by 80 leading Chinese companies. The Prime Minister announced initiatives to develop economic zones in Anwara and Mongla, establish Bangladesh's first Investment Office in China, and introduce special incentives for priority sectors. New investment licenses will be issued within 15 days. A MoU was signed between BNP and CPC. Tomorrow the Prime Minister will meet President Xi Jinping.