Bangladesh to seek $7b fund from China during PM’s visit

Bangladesh will host a trade and investment summit in Beijing during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's upcoming state visit to China. PM Hasina will inaugurate the trade summit aimed at boosting Chinese investment and find ways to reduce trade imbalance that now favours China, sources familiar with the development said this week. Over

realme global contest offers young fans a trip to China

realme has announced an exciting global contest offering 20 winners an all-expenses-paid trip to the realme Headquarters in China’s Shenzhen. To participate in the contest, realme users must post their coolest story with realme technology on their preferred social media platforms using hashtags #realmecooltech and #CoolTechwithrealme. They will also have

China now 4th largest source of foreign loans in Bangladesh

China has emerged as a major source of funding for Bangladesh's infrastructure projects, becoming the country's fourth-largest lender. Following President Xi Jinping's 2016 visit, during which he pledged nearly $20 billion in loan assistance, Chinese loans have surged, exceeding $1 billion annually in recent years. While these loans offer competitive interest

China to continue all possible support to Bangladesh: Jianchao

Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Liu Jianchao on Tuesday said that China is willing to continue all possible co-operation for the development of Bangladesh. The visiting Chinese minister said this in a meeting with President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban. Welcoming the Minister

G7 summit addresses simmering tensions with China

G7 leaders turn their attention to China today on the second day of an Italy summit, with a focus on how to protect their industries while avoiding an outright trade war with Beijing. Fair trade with the world’s second largest economy, notably on green technology, will be discussed by US president

Bangladesh wants to move ahead with China:Titu

State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu has said Bangladesh wants to move ahead with China to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) but wants to make sure that the partnership benefits mutually. "We want to move ahead with FTA. There is no doubt about it. We have to make sure

China probe successfully lands on far side of Moon

China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe successfully landed Sunday on the far side of the Moon to collect samples, state media reported -- the latest leap for Beijing's decades-old space programme. The Chang'e-6 set down in the immense South Pole-Aitken Basin, one of the largest known impact craters in the solar system, state

Huawei Team going to China for ICT Competition

After winning in the regional phase of the Huawei ICT Competition 2023-24, the Bangladesh team is going to China to participate in the global round. This group of three students of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) left Dhaka for China last night. The students are Shuvam Agarwala, Rakesh

BGMEA seeks BCCCI cooperation to narrow trade gap with China

Dhaka, May 7 (UNB) - President of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) S. M. Mannan (Kochi has underscored the importance of increased investment from China and bolstered exports to the Chinese market in narrowing the trade gap between the two countries. Highlighting the vast trade potential between Bangladesh