Liu Haixing, Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (IDCPC), departed Dhaka on Thursday, November 5, 2026, concluding a high-profile three-day official visit to Bangladesh. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir saw off the Chinese minister at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
Arriving in Dhaka on Tuesday night (November 3), Minister Liu Haixing executed a dense diplomatic schedule. On Wednesday morning, he paid floral tributes at the gravesites of former President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. Later in the day, he held high-level bilateral talks with Prime Minister Tariq Rahman, followed by a courtesy meeting and state luncheon hosted by President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at Bangabhaban. He also hosted and addressed a multi-party political roundtable bringing together Bangladesh's major political organizations, before visiting the Bangladesh National Museum in the afternoon.
Read nextMongla Port Modernization to Unlock New Horizons for National Economy, Says PM Tariq RahmanOn the final morning of his visit (Thursday), Minister Liu Haixing visited a local school in Dhaka and attended a diplomatic breakfast meeting hosted by State Minister Humayun Kabir at State Guest House Padma. His visit carries deep familial diplomatic heritage: his father, Liu Shuqing, served as China's Ambassador to Bangladesh in the 1980s and presented his credentials to then-President Ziaur Rahman in August 1980.
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