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DHAKA: Liu Haixing, China’s Communist Party minister of the International Department, has paid tribute to the graves of BNP founder and former president Ziaur Rahman and former prime minister Khaleda Zia by placing floral wreaths.
On Wednesday morning (November 4), a delegation led by BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi visited Ziaur Rahman’s mausoleum in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, where the Chinese minister laid a wreath.
After placing the wreath, Liu Haixing stood in silence for a while, praying for the eternal peace of the souls of Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia. He later signed the visitors’ book.
Ruhul Kabir Rizvi welcomed the Chinese delegation on the occasion. He recalled the longstanding friendly relations and diplomatic cooperation between Bangladesh and China.
BNP Vice Chairman and MP Altaf Hossain Chowdhury, Joint Secretary General and MP Khairul Kabir Khokon, Munshiganj-2 MP Abdus Salam Azad and other senior party leaders were present. Senior officials from the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka also attended the event.
Earlier, Liu Haixing arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 11pm on Tuesday (November 3) aboard an Emirates Airlines flight for a three-day visit.
As part of his itinerary, the head of the Chinese delegation is scheduled to pay courtesy calls on the president and the prime minister today.
