Bangladesh hails China as 'great friend'

Cooperation under Belt and Road brings mutual benefits, promotes development

The China-Bangladesh relationship has reached a peak after five decades of development, and Bangladesh looks forward to bringing bilateral ties to new heights in the next half-century, said the chief adviser of the South Asian nation's interim government.

Muhammad Yunus made the remarks in an exclusive interview with China Daily on Saturday before wrapping up his first visit to China since assuming his current post in August.

Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and globally renowned social-business entrepreneur, said that China's neighborhood diplomacy resonates deeply with him, as do a series of major China-proposed global initiatives, such as the Belt and Road Initiative and the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.