United News of Bangladesh

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Tuesday expressed his country’s readiness to further deepen cooperation with Bangladesh in key areas of water resources management. He made the remarks during a meeting with Water Resources Minister Md Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee and State Minister Forhad Hossain Azad. The meeting focused on strengthening bilateral collaboration in the water sector. Ambassador Yao said China is willing to enhance cooperation in hydrological information sharing, flood forecasting, capacity building and personnel training, as well as in water resources management and water conservancy project implementation. He noted that China and Bangladesh have maintained long-standing friendly cooperation in the sector, yielding fruitful results. The Bangladeshi side emphasised that water resources collaboration is a key pillar of bilateral relations and expressed eagerness to expand experience sharing and practical cooperation for the benefit of both peoples.

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming on Sunday said China will continue supporting Bangladesh's infrastructure development, promoting cooperation to a higher level, and helping Bangladesh materialize its development dream. China has the rich experience in infrastructure development and its construction efficiency and quality are among the best in the world, he said.  "I believe that under BRI, the prospects for cooperation between the two countries in the field of transportation infrastructure are very promising," said the Ambassador while delivering a pre-recorded speech at the second part of a function marking the formal inauguration of construction work of Cox's Bazar Airport's runway extension into Sea. Read:PM inaugurates work on Cox's Bazar Airport’s runway upgradation Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina virtually inaugurated it. The Chinese Ambassador said the project is the key step that will promote Cox’s Bazar to become an international metropolis.