Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is set to visit China on 26 March and his visit will take Bangladesh-China relations to a new height, chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam said on Sunday.
鈥極n March 27, Professor Yunus will address the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) conference focusing on the changing role of Asia in the world,鈥� he told a press briefing at Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka this afternoon.
Chinese ambassador in Dhaka Yao Wen today called on chief adviser Professor Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka to discuss the upcoming China tour of the chief adviser.
Highlighting the outcomes of the meeting, Alam said the Boao Forum for Asia was called Davos of the East where top leaders of Asia and different countries and chief executive officers of giant global firms participated.
On the sidelines of the forum, he said, the chief adviser was likely to have meetings with CEOs of some companies.
The first bilateral meeting between Professor Yunus and Chinese President Xi Jinping would be held in Beijing on 28 March, the press secretary said.
He said issues related to bilateral interest would be discussed in the meeting.
Bangladesh wanted to take its relations with China to a new height aiming to turn Bangladesh into a manufacturing hub, he said, adding, 鈥楾hey (China) think that this would be the most important visit by the Bangladeshi leader.鈥�
