Dhaka – Bangladesh’s interim administration chief Muhammad Yunus has left Dhaka for Qionghai of Hainan on a four-day official visit to China, official said on Wednesday.
A special flight carrying the Chief Adviser and entourage departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at about 1 pm, his press officer Abul Kalam Azad said
On March 27, Prof Yunus will address the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) conference in Qionghai focusing on the changing role of Asia in the world.
On the sidelines of the forum, he is expected to have meetings with chief executive officers (CEOs) of giant global and Chinese firms.
The first bilateral meeting between Yunus and Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled in Beijing on March 28 where issues related to bilateral interest will be discussed.
On March 29, Yunus will deliver a lecture at Peking University (PKU) and the university will confer an honorary doctorate degree on the Bangladesh chief adviser.
He will hold talks with Chinese hospital chains to invite them to explore business potential and set up hospitals in Bangladesh under joint venture initiatives.
He is scheduled to return home on March 29