国内英语资讯:Dhaka gets facelift as euphoric reception awaits Chinas Xi to Bangladesh_时事

国内英语资讯:Dhaka gets facelift as euphoric reception awaits Chinas Xi to Bangladesh

"Heartiest welcome to his excellency Mr. Xi Jinping President of China," read many posters.

Various localities of the capital city have also been decorated to welcome Xi. Security across the city has been tightened as gun-totting personnel are seen in all the prominent areas.

Traffic on a portion of the Airport Road leading to the main city has already been limited as part of ensuring foolproof security.

Hundreds of welcome arches with cut-outs of Bangladeshi founding father and first President Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Xi, Hamid and Hasina added to a festival-like atmosphere in the city of over 15 million people.

"We are longing for an eternal Bangladesh-China Friendship," one arch reads.

Another reads, "You are cordially welcome to Bangladesh."

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed confidence that the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping would usher in "a new era of intensive cooperation" in trade, investment and other sectors between the two nations.

"We are very happy and feel honored that President Xi is coming to Bangladesh. I believe that President Xi's visit will also be more important for South Asia," the prime minister told Xinhua at her official Ganobhaban residence in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday.

Speaking highly of the bilateral, the prime minister pointed out that the relations between the two nations are underpinned by "the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existance, Spirit of Good Neighborliness, Mutual Trust, Confidence and Non- Interference into each other's internal affairs."