Shawdesh desk:

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday hoped that China would come forward in a bigger way during the tenure of her new government for implementing its development programmes.

‘China is one of the most important development and strategic partners of Bangladesh. We hope that during the new government’s tenure China will help us more than the previous times to help continue the development journey of Bangladesh,’ she said.

The prime minister said this while Chinese central Deputy Minister of International Division Sun Haiyan called on her at her official residence Ganabhaban.

PM’s speech writer M Nazrul Islam briefed the reporters after the call on.