Bangladesh PM to visit Malaysia, China on first foreign tour

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Bangladesh PM to visit Malaysia, China on first foreign tour​

AFP
June 20, 2026

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to visit Malaysia and China on his first trip abroad since assuming office, the foreign ministry said on Saturday, bypassing neighbouring India as his inaugural destination.

Rahman will visit Malaysia on Sunday before travelling to China the following day, Dhaka’s state-run BSS news agency reported, citing foreign ministry officials.

In Beijing, trade and infrastructure projects will be on the agenda, according to the officials.

Those could include Chinese support for the long-delayed Teesta project, a plan to restore and manage a key Bangladesh river through dredging, embankment construction and irrigation.

“The visits are being viewed as a major diplomatic initiative aimed at strengthening Bangladesh’s economic partnerships,” BSS reported, citing the foreign ministry.

Malaysia has an estimated 800,000 Bangladeshi workers, more than a third of its foreign workforce.

Bangladeshi land is largely encircled by India, but relations have been strained since a 2024 uprising toppled the government of then-prime minister Sheikh Hasina, an ally of New Delhi.

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’s ouster.

 

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Bangladesh PM off to China wrapping up two-day Malaysia tour​

22 June, 2026, 17:00

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Tarique Rahman | BSS photo
Bangladesh prime minister Tarique Rahman left here this afternoon for Dalian, China, wrapping up his two-day Malaysia tour.

A special Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying the prime minister, his wife Zubaida Rahman and members of the delegation departed Kuala Lumpur International Airport at about 5pm local time, prime minister’s additional press secretary Atiqur Rahman Rumon said.



He said, ‘Prime minister Tarique Rahman has started his journey from Malaysia to Dalian, China. He will be in Dalian for busy two-day programmes. After that, the Prime Minister will go to the Chinese capital Beijing. The main programme of the Prime Minister’s official visit to China will begin there.’

The prime minister will attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Dalian, he said.

Malaysian religious affairs minister Zulkifli Hasan and his wife saw the prime minister off at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

Bangladesh high commissioner to Malaysia Manjurul Karim Khan Chowdhury and deputy high commissioner Mosammat Shahanara Monica were present on the occasion.

Prime minister Tarique Rahman arrived in Malaysia on a two-day visit on Sunday.

This was the prime minister’s first visit to Malaysia after assuming office as the head of the government on February 17 last with an absolute majority in the 11th national elections.

During this brief visit, a long meeting was held between the prime minister of Bangladesh and his Malaysia counterpart Anwar Ibrahim.

First, a one-to-one meeting was held between the two prime ministers.

Later, various important issues related to the bilateral interest were discussed in another meeting.

A discussion was also held on a larger scale with representatives of both sides.

He is expected to return home on June 26, wrapping up his first official overseas tour since taking office.

Bangladesh PM off to China wrapping up two-day Malaysia tour

Bangladesh prime minister Tarique Rahman left here this afternoon for Dalian, China, wrapping up his two-day Malaysia tour.

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Zubaida rahman represents the true culture of Bangladeshi muslims women.

 

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Zubaida rahman represents the true culture of Bangladeshi muslims women.

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And awami maggots are crying about her modest dress all over internet.

 

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And awami maggots are crying about her modest dress all over internet.

Let them cry. They are irrelevant and their entire existence is in the dustbin of History.

I had my doubt about TR but I think his mind is in right place and he is following his parents footsteps. we will support him as long as he keeps Awami and their master out of Bd, and works for the people of Bd.