International Department Minister of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Liu Haixing departed Dhaka on Thursday (November 5) following the conclusion of his three-day bilateral official visit to Bangladesh.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir bid farewell to the visiting Chinese minister at the airport.
Minister Liu Haixing arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday night (November 3). On Wednesday morning (November 4), he laid wreaths at the graves of former President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister late Begum Khaleda Zia.
Subsequently, he held a high-level meeting with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. He later attended a luncheon hosted by President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at Bangabhaban, alongside paying a courtesy call on the Head of State.
During his itinerary, the senior CPC official participated in a roundtable discussion with leading political parties in Bangladesh, where he delivered key remarks, followed by a visit to the Bangladesh National Museum in the afternoon.
On the final day of his visit on Thursday morning, the Chinese minister visited a local school in Dhaka before attending a breakfast meeting hosted by State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir at the State Guest House Padma.
Of historical note, Liu Haixing's father, Liu Shuqing, served as the Ambassador of China to Bangladesh during the 1980s, having formally presented his diplomatic credentials to then-President Ziaur Rahman in August 1980.
-SA