Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN)- Bangladesh and China signed 27 agreements and Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) on Friday aiming to boost the overall bilateral relations between the two countries.
The agreements and MoU include boosting cooperation in counter-terrorism and infrastructure development and energy cooperation.
Chinese President Xi Jinping who arrived in the capital Dhaka earlier in the morning on a historic 22-hour state visit and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina witnessed the signing of the agreements and MoUs.
They also jointly unveiled six projects, including multi-lane tunnel beneath the Karnaphuli River in Chittagong from the Prime Minister’s Office.
The cooperation deals and MoUs signed by both sides also include on belt and road initiative, addressing climate change, power and renewable energy cooperation, information Silk Road and cooperation on information technology.
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