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Bangladesh PM Meets Xi, Plans China-Myanmar Trade Corridor

6/28/2026

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Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing to discuss a regional corridor.
The corridor would link Bangladesh to China via a road-rail network across Myanmar while China pledged investment to modernize Chattogram and Mongla seaports.
Mahdi Amin said the corridor could boost trade and let China ship crude oil via a route.
Bangladesh says it will protect sovereignty while keeping a ‘friendship to all’ policy.

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Story summary

Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing to discuss a regional corridor.
The corridor would link Bangladesh to China via a road-rail network across Myanmar while China pledged investment to modernize Chattogram and Mongla seaports.
Mahdi Amin said the corridor could boost trade and let China ship crude oil via a route.
Bangladesh says it will protect sovereignty while keeping a ‘friendship to all’ policy.