He accompanied by his spouse Dr Zubaida Rahman reached Beijing Chaoyang Railway Station at 5.35pm local time today.
Ms. Sun Meijun, Minister and Secretary of Communist Party of China (CPC) Committee of the General Administration of Customs of China received Tarique Rahman at the railway station.
Tiny tots presented bouquets to the prime minister and his spouse. The premier was also accorded with a static guard of honor and a ceremonial welcome.
From Chaoyang Railway Station the Prime Minister and member of his entourage was taken to Diaoyutai state guest house in a ceremonial motorcade.
Earlier, Tarique Rahman left for Beijing by a high speed bullet train from Dalian North Railway Station at 1:58 pm local time.
The prime minister’s entourage includes Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Aninda Islam Amit, PM’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humaiun Kobir, Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Mahdi Amin and Defence Adviser Brigadier General (retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam.
Earlier today, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman attended the plenary session of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Dalian at the Dalian International Conference Center with WEF President and CEO Alois Zwingli in the chair.
Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang, South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, Mongolian Prime Minister Nyam-Osoryn Uchral, Montenegro Prime Minister Milojko Spajic and Guinean Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah also attended the session.
Over 1,700 government representatives, policymakers, businesspeople, and technology entrepreneurs from more than 90 countries participated in the conference.
Tarique Rahman arrived in Dalian on Monday from Kula Lumpur, Malaysia in the second leg of his first overseas visit.
As China and Bangladesh enter the next phase of their diplomatic relation-the “Golden 50 Years, the premier’s maiden visit to China comes at a significant moment, officials said.
The visit carries historic importance in maintaining the continuity of past achievements and help shaping the future course of bilateral relations, they said.
