# Xi congratulates Alamgir on assuming Bangladesh presidency

https://mins.news/en/item/31206

- CGTN, 2026-08-24 11:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-24/Xi-congratulates-Alamgir-on-assuming-Bangladeshi-presidency-1PScsfcJONy/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on becoming Bangladesh’s president. Xi described China and Bangladesh as traditional friendly neighbors and said he was ready to work with Alamgir to strengthen strategic communication, advance high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and deepen exchanges in all fields.

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