PM begins China visit

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived in the Chinese port city of Dalian on Monday night from Malaysia on a four-day official visit to China.

A special Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying the Prime Minister, his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and members of the delegation landed at Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport at 10:45pm local time (Bangladesh time 8:45pm), said Prime Minister's Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon.

State Vice Governor of Dalian and Bangladesh Ambassador to China Md Nazmul Islam received the Prime Minister at the airport.
He was given a red-carpet reception at the airport.

After completing airport formalities, he left for his place of residence - Shangri La hotel in Zhongshan district.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will remain busy with a series of engagements in Dalian over the next two days.

He will later travel to Beijing, where the main programmes of his official visit to China will take place.

The Prime Minister is visiting China at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

During his stay in Dalian, he will attend the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum, widely known as the Summer Davos, which will be held from June 23 to 25 in Liaoning Province.