{"id":128012,"date":"2026-06-20T17:25:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=128012"},"modified":"2026-06-20T17:25:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:25:14","slug":"bangladesh-pm-to-visit-malaysia-china-on-first-foreign-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/128012\/","title":{"rendered":"Bangladesh PM to visit Malaysia, China on first foreign tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Web desk(National Times)- Bangladesh\u2019s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to visit Malaysia and China on his first trip abroad since\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1973874\/tarique-rahman-sworn-in-as-bangladeshs-pm-after-landslide-election-victory\">assuming office<\/a>, the foreign ministry said on Saturday, bypassing neighbouring India as his inaugural destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rahman will visit Malaysia on Sunday before travelling to China the following day, Dhaka\u2019s state-run&nbsp;<em>BSS<\/em>&nbsp;news agency reported, citing foreign ministry officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Beijing, trade and infrastructure projects will be on the agenda, according to the officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those could include Chinese support for the long-delayed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1324881\">Teesta project<\/a>, a plan to restore and manage a key Bangladesh river through dredging, embankment construction and irrigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe visits are being viewed as a major diplomatic initiative aimed at strengthening Bangladesh\u2019s economic partnerships,\u201d&nbsp;<em>BSS<\/em>&nbsp;reported, citing the foreign ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Malaysia has an estimated 800,000 Bangladeshi workers, more than a third of its foreign workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bangladeshi land is largely encircled by India, but relations have been strained since a 2024 uprising toppled the government of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1850245\">then-prime minister Sheikh Hasina<\/a>, an ally of New Delhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ties improved after Rahman won elections and took over in February from the interim administration that had led the country of 170 million people since Hasina\u2019s ouster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But frictions remain. Hasina has been in hiding in India since fleeing the revolution and Bangladesh has repeatedly&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1955770\">sought her extradition<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Relations have also deteriorated along the border, with India sending people it deems illegal migrants across the frontier to Bangladesh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web desk(National Times)- Bangladesh\u2019s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to visit Malaysia and China on his first trip abroad since\u00a0assuming office, the foreign ministry said on Saturday, bypassing neighbouring India as his inaugural destination. 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