Beijing, Feb. 13 -- China on Friday congratulated Bangladesh on a smooth and successful election and extended best wishes to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on its victory in the 13th National Parliamentary Elections.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks, as shared in a post by the official MFA Spokesperson account on X.

"Congratulations to #Bangladesh on a smooth and successful election, and to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party #BNP on winning the election," the official statement from the Chinese MFA Spokesperson read.

"As Bangladesh's friend and neighbour, China supports Bangladesh in advancing its domestic political agenda and looks forward to working with Bangladesh to carry forward the time-honour...