PM expects China will expedite Bangladesh’s development journey 

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expected that more Chinese cooperation will expedite Bangladesh's development journey.

The Prime Minister said this when Chinese Communist Party’s Vice-Minister of the International Department of the central committee Sun Haiyan called on her at her official Ganabhaban residence on Thursday.

PM's Speechwriter M Nazrul Islam briefed the newsmen after the meeting.

“China can cooperate further than the past to smoothen our development journey,”, she said 

During the courtesy meeting, Sun Haiyan conveyed her country's President Xi Jinping's greeting to Sheikh Hasina on her reelection as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.

She said Xi Jinping was confident on reelection of the prime minister due to her struggle for changing the fate of Bangladesh people and the love and affection for her countrymen.

“Xi was confident on Sheikh Hasina's reelection as Prime Minister as she was committed to changing the fate of the people and her patriotism towards the country and its people,” Sun Haiyan said.

The Chinese vice minister also congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her reelection as the Prime Minister on behalf of the Chinese government and the Communist Party of China (CPC).

Sun Haiyan, as well, greeted Bangladesh Premier's only daughter Saima Wazed on her election as the Regional Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO).
“Saima Wazed will play a great role in containing autism globally,” she hoped.
 
She also expressed her optimism that the activities of the Bangladesh premier will continue for socio-economic development of Bangladesh and quicken transformation of her country into a prosperous and developed one.

To this end, the Chinese vice minister referred to her several visits to Bangladesh since 1991.

The Chinese vice minister  stressed the need for enhancing collaboration between China and Bangladesh.

During the meeting, the Bangladesh prime minister said her government has been working to accomplish the unfinished tasks of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and this is the time to change the lot of the countrymen by giving them an improved and better life.

She also sought Chinese cooperation to this end.