Dhaka, April 24 -- The three-day second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) begins in Beijing on Thursday.

Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun left here for Beijing on Wednesday to attend the BRF, said an official.

Under the Belt and Road Initiative framework, China wants to share its development experiences with other countries and improve connectivity between Asia and Europe and Africa.

Ahead of the second BRF, Prime Minister's International Affairs Adviser Gowher Rizvi on Saturday said Bangladesh welcomed China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as it fits Bangladesh's national priorities.

"Bangladesh is proud to be part of this initiative," he said while addressing the launching ceremony of the first m...