Beijing rolls out red carpet for PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who is now on a five-day bilateral official visit to China, reached Beijing, the Chinese capital Wednesday morning, after attending inaugural ceremony of the WEF Summer Davos in Dalian, Liaoning Province.

A special chartered flight of Air China carrying the premier and her entourage members landed at Beijing Capital International Airport at 11.05am (local time).

A red carpet was rolled out as the prime minister arrived at the airport.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Qing Gang received the premier and a tiny-tot presented a bouquet of flowers to her while a smartly turned out contingent of the Chinese armed forces gave her a static guard of honour at that time.

After the reception at the airport, the prime minister in a ceremonial motorcade was taken to Diaoyutai State Guest House, where she will be staying during her visit to the Chinese capital.

Earlier at 10.05 in the morning (local time), the prime minister departed from the Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport for Beijing.

Vice Mayor of the Dalian City Xiao Shengfeng saw the premier off at the airport in Dalian.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Beijing on Wednesday morning to hold bilateral meetings with Chinese leaders.

She reached Beijing Capital International Airport at 11:05am (local time).

Earlier, the Prime Minister left Dalian for Beijing by a special chartered flight of Air China provided by the Chinese government at 10am (local time).

After reception at Beijing Capital International Airport, the Prime Minister will be taken to Diaoyutai State Guest House in a ceremonial motorcade. She will stay there during her visit to Beijing.

In the afternoon, she will join a community reception followed by a dinner at Legendale Hotel Beijing.

On July 4, Sheikh Hasina will join the welcome ceremony and place wreaths at the Heroes Memorial at the Great Hall of the People in the morning.

Later, she will hold bilateral talks with Chinese PM Li Keqiang and attend the agreement signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People. Sheikh Hasina will join a banquet to be hosted by the Chinese Prime Minister at the Great Hall of the People.

She will attend a business roundtable with Chinese business leaders at CCPIT in the afternoon the same day.

On July 5, the Prime Minister is scheduled to deliver a speech at an event to be organised by a Chinese think tank, 'Pangoal Institution', in the morning.

Later, the CEOs of Chinese companies are expected to meet Hasina at her place of residence and will hold a meeting with Chairman of NPC Li Zhangshu.

The Prime Minister will hold a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Diaoyutai State Guest House in the afternoon. She will also join a banquet to be hosted by the Chinese president in the evening at the same place.

Wrapping up her China visit, the Prime Minister will depart Beijing Capital International Airport for Dhaka at 11am local time on July 6 by a special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines and arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 1:35pm Bangladesh time on the same day.