Overview
- Rahman will travel to Kuala Lumpur then Beijing, leaving for Malaysia on June 21 and meeting China’s Premier Li Qiang on June 25 and President Xi Jinping on June 26, according to official schedules.
- Dhaka expects to sign 15–17 bilateral instruments in China, a mix of memorandums and agreements that officials say will target trade, infrastructure and investment.
- Key project talks include the long-delayed Teesta river restoration, modernisation of Mongla port, and funding for the Chinese Economic and Industrial Zone in Chattogram that Dhaka recently approved for 41.89 billion taka.
- The Malaysia leg will focus on labour migration and recruitment measures for roughly 800,000 Bangladeshi workers in that country and on deeper economic and ASEAN ties.
- Analysts say the itinerary is both economic and political: it aims to deliver jobs, investment and remittances while signalling Dhaka’s desire to diversify partnerships beyond India after the 2024 upheaval.