Published: 12:37 AM, 21 June 2026
Dhaka Is All Set to Sign Sveral Pacts With Beijing
Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam addressed a press conference on Saturday in the capital about Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's upcoming China and Malaysia tours. -Collected
Bangladesh and China are expected to sign 15 to 17 bilateral instruments during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's upcoming visit to China, with discussions on the long-awaited Teesta project.
Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam disclosed the information at a media briefing at the foreign ministry today, ahead of the Prime Minister's two nations visit- Malaysia and China- beginning tomorrow. He said the two countries (Bangladesh and China) are expected to sign 15 to 17 bilateral instruments, including 13 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs), two agreements, one action plan and one protocol.
Responding to a query, the foreign secretary said there would also be discussions regarding the Teesta project during the visit.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled to leave for Kuala Lumpur on Sunday afternoon at the invitation of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim before travelling to China on Monday afternoon at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang.
"This is the first overseas visit by the Prime Minister since the government assumed office in February this year," Siam said.
He noted that the delegations accompanying the Prime Minister to Malaysia and China have been kept relatively small, comprising 27 to 28 members respectively.
"We tried to keep it at a reasonable level," he told reporters.
