DHAKA, Aug 30, 2023 (BSS) - Beijing encourages more Bangladeshi people to
study, do business, go sightseeing and invest in China with applicant-
friendly visa policies, various options of flights and attractive ticket
prices.

"As assured government time and again, China is committed to open its door
wider to the world," said a press release by Chinese embassy here.

It said according to China's new regulations, COVID-19 PCR bounding for China
are no longer required to take travelers or ATR test before boarding, valid
from August 30.

Declaration of test result to China Customs upon arrival are exempted
accordingly, it added.

Till the end of this year, there will be no need to leave fingerprints at the
Embassy counter desk for those who apply for single and double entry business
(M), tourism (L), family visit (Q2), transit (G), and crew (C) visas.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will undertake its maiden flight between Dhaka and
Guangzhou on September 14 while US-Bangla Airlines will increase its flights
heading for Guangzhou from three to five per week.

Taking into account the flights of China Southern Airlines and China Eastern
Airlines, the total amount of direct flights between the two countries will
grow to 48 per week from mid-September on, which will meet the need of
transportation for nearly 10,000 people on weekly basis.

The embassy said that Bangladesh is a close neighbor of China, and the
history of friendly relations between the two countries can be traced back
thousands of years.

Since the beginning of this millennium, in particular the establishment of
Bangladesh-China Strategic Partnership of Cooperation in 2016, bilateral
exchanges in various fields have become increasingly intensive.

The Johannesburg meeting between Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and
Chinese President Xi Jinping charted the future road map for betterment of
bilateral relations.

They jointly made the decision to further strengthen people-to-people contact
and deepen cultural exchanges.

The readiness of visa facilitation measures and more round-trip flights is
expected to further promote in-depth understanding and friendship between the
two peoples, said the release.