Bangladesh PM leaves for China on official visit

DHAKA -- Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday left for an official visit to China and will attend the 13th Summer Davos Forum in northeast China's Dalian before that.

A special flight of national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka for Dalian on Monday, carrying the premier and her entourage members including several ministers.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said trade, commerce and investment issues will come across the table during high profile talks as Bangladesh is in need of more Chinese support specially for its economic development which has been bolstered by a number of mega Belt and Road Initiative projects in recent years.