Dhaka, June 22 -- Bangladesh, China and Pakistan have identified several areas for deeper cooperation including infrastructure, connectivity, trade, investment, healthcare, agriculture, maritime affairs, ICT, disaster preparedness and climate change issues.

The three sides agreed to forge cooperation on the principles of openness, inclusivity, good neighbourliness and win-win situation, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a media release on Saturday night.

Bangladesh, China and Pakistan held an "informal trilateral meeting" on the sidelines of the 9th China-South Asia Exposition and the 6th China-South Asia Cooperation meeting in Kunming on June 19.

Bangladesh's former Acting Foreign Secretary Md. Ruhul Alam Siddique, Chinese Vice ...