Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman. File photo

DHAKA, May 21, 2026 (BSS) - Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen today said Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman's recent visit to China injected fresh 
momentum into bilateral Belt and Road cooperation and expanded collaboration in multiple sectors between Dhaka and Beijing. 

"The visit injected fresh momentum into our Belt and Road cooperation," he said, referring to Rahman's China tour held around two weeks ago.

The envoy was speaking at the launch ceremony of the 2026 Chinese Government-sponsored Training Programs at the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka this evening, 

The ambassador said Bangaldesh and China reaffirmed commitments to strengthening cooperation in trade, investment, infrastructure, digital 
economy, green development, health care and people-to-people exchanges.

He said relations between Bangladesh and China have deepened further following the formation of the new BNP government after the February general 
election, with cooperation continuing across various strategic sectors.

The ambassador also noted that a high-level BNP delegation led by Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir recently visited China, strengthening institutional 
exchanges between the Communist Party of China and the BNP through mutual learning on governance and development.

Highlighting growing Chinese investment in Bangladesh, Yao Wen said at least four Chinese companies signed investment agreements worth nearly US$100 
million within just over three months of the new government taking office.

He said that Beijing is advancing several priority projects, including the Expansion and Modernisation of Mongla Port Facilities Project, the China-
Bangladesh Friendship Hospital project and the China-Bangladesh Friendship Residential Hall at the University of Dhaka.

The envoy expressed optimism that the China-Bangladesh Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership would continue to move forward and deliver 
greater benefits to the peoples of both countries.

Referring to bilateral human resources cooperation, Yao Wen said China will organise 23 bilateral and 30 multilateral training programmes this year for 
nearly 600 Bangladeshi participants.

The programmes will cover telecommunications, information technology, renewable energy, cross-border e-commerce, transportation, agriculture, 
tourism and education, he added.

Senior officials from Bangladesh's Foreign Ministry and Economic Relations Division, former trainees and prospective participants attended the ceremony.