President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday urged China to step up investment in Bangladesh and strengthen its support for creating conditions for the safe, dignified and sustainable repatriation of Rohingyas.
He made the call during a meeting with outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen at Bangabhaban.
The president praised China’s constructive role in addressing the Rohingya crisis, saying Beijing’s initiatives could help resolve the crisis and facilitate sustainable repatriation.
He also called for greater Chinese cooperation and investment in sectors with high growth potential, including readymade garments, electric vehicles, light engineering, high-tech electronics, semiconductors and solar energy.
Welcoming regional connectivity initiatives, including the Kunming-Chattogram Corridor and the China-Myanmar-Bangladesh Economic Corridor, Fakhrul said Bangladesh is ready to work with China and other relevant partners in areas of mutual interest.
He highlighted the modernisation and expansion of Mongla Port and the proposed China Economic and Industrial Zone as important initiatives for strengthening connectivity, promoting industrialisation and accelerating economic development.
The president also recalled the visits to China by the late President Ziaur Rahman in 1977 and 1980, saying those engagements, along with his own visit to China in April 2026 with senior and young Bangladeshi leaders and students, had contributed to deepening bilateral ties.
He expressed hope that Bangladesh-China relations would become stronger and more consolidated in the coming days.
