Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), has arrived in Dhaka on a three-day official visit.

During his stay, he is scheduled to hold meetings with President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, alongside attending political dialogues and events highlighting Bangladesh-China relations.

Jahidul Islam Rony, Deputy Press Secretary to the Prime Minister, confirmed the details on Tuesday (November 3).

He stated that Liu Haixing landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport via an Emirates flight at 11:00 PM.

The Chinese delegation was received at the airport by BNP National Standing Committee Member and Public Administration Advisor to the Prime Minister Ismail Zabiullah, BNP Vice Chairman Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) Altaf Hossain Chowdhury MP, Joint Secretaries General Khairul Kabir Khokon MP, Syed Emran Saleh Prince, and Advocate Abdus Salam Azad MP, as well as the Prime Minister's Protocol Officer Kamrul Islam.

The Deputy Press Secretary informed that the head of the Chinese delegation will begin his official engagements on Wednesday (November 4) at 8:20 AM by paying respects at the mausoleums of martyr President Ziaur Rahman and the late former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka.

Following this, at 10:00 AM, he will pay a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Bangladesh Secretariat.

Jahidul Islam Rony noted that Liu Haixing will be accompanied during the meeting with the Prime Minister by Dr. Liu Yuyin, Chargé d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh; Peng Xiubin, Director-General of the Bureau of South and Southeast Asian Affairs of the CPC International Department; Hu Zhaoming, Director-General of the Bureau of Public Information and Communication; Li Jinyan, Deputy Director-General level official of the Bureau of South and Southeast Asian Affairs; Wang Siqi, Divisional Director of the same bureau; and Liu Chengxiao, Deputy Divisional Director of the General Office of the International Department and Assistant to the Minister.

The delegation also includes English interpreter Shi Meiqi, along with International Department officials Chen Yongpei, Zhang Guoyu, Liu Hongru, and He Yiyang.

Following his meeting with the Prime Minister, Liu Haixing will call on the President at Bangabhaban at 11:00 AM. He will tour Bangabhaban and attend a welcome luncheon hosted by the President.

On the same day, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM, the CPC leader will participate in a roundtable discussion titled "Where History Illuminates the Future: China-Bangladesh Political Plus" at the Crystal Ballroom of Hotel InterContinental. He is also scheduled to attend the inauguration of the "Bangladesh-China Center for Party and State Governance Studies" during the event.

From 3:45 PM to 4:15 PM, Liu Haixing will visit the Bangladesh National Museum, followed by visits to the site of the former chancery and the current chancery of the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka.

At 7:00 PM, he will attend a dinner hosted by Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Political Advisor to the Prime Minister and Acting Secretary General of BNP, at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel.

On the final day of the visit, Thursday (November 5), Liu Haixing will attend a livelihood assistance distribution event at Shamsul Haque Khan School and College at 8:45 AM.

He will then attend a breakfast meeting with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir at the State Guest House Padma.

The head of the Chinese delegation is scheduled to depart Dhaka at 12:50 PM on Thursday upon concluding his visit, according to the Prime Minister's Deputy Press Secretary.