Bangladeshi officials call for increased Belt and Road cooperation

STORY: Bangladeshi officials call for increased Belt and Road cooperation DATELINE: Sept. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of "The Belt and Road Initiative in Bangladesh Exhibition 2023" in Dhaka, Bangladesh STORYLINE: Bangladeshi government officials on Friday called for increased cooperation under the framework of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which they said has brought great changes to the South Asian country. They made the remarks when speaking at the opening ceremony of "The Belt and Road Initiative in Bangladesh Exhibition 2023" held in the Bangladeshi capital, which marks the 10th anniversary of the Initiative. The BRI has already brought transformative changes to Bangladesh as "it has strengthened our role as a vital connector in the regional trade network," Lokman Hossain Miah, executive chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), supervised by the Prime Minister's Office, said at the ceremony atten