A bilateral meeting between BNP and Communist Party of China (CPC) held this afternoon (June 23, 2025) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: BNP Media Cell
Communist Party of China (CPC) Politburo member Li Hongzhong has invited BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to visit China.
He made the invitation during a bilateral meeting between BNP and the CPC held this afternoon at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
The meeting began with Li Hongzhong, who is also the first-ranking vice chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, welcoming the BNP delegation, which was led by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Tarique, the eldest son of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, has been living in London since his release from prison during the state of emergency in 2008.
During the meeting in China, both sides talked about improving political relations, increasing party-to-party cooperation, and working together for peace and stability in the region, said the leaders.
The CPC said they hope this meeting will open a new chapter in the friendship between China and Bangladesh.
Praising the positive role of China's leadership in regional politics, BNP leader Fakhrul said the meeting would mark a new chapter in strengthening ties between the two parties and deepening relations between the two countries.
Earlier in the day at 2:00pm, a nine-member high-level BNP delegation visited China Railway Group Limited, where they learned about China's progress in railway and infrastructure development.
The delegation included senior BNP leaders Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Selima Rahman, and Chairperson's Advisers Zahir Uddin Swapan, Ismail Zabiullah, Professor Sukomal Barua, party's media cell convener Moudud Hossain Alamgir Pavel and Chairperson's Personal Secretary ABM Abdus Sattar.
The BNP delegation arrived in Beijing early in the morning, at 5:25am local time, on a China Southern Airlines flight.