Dhaka, June 21 -- Bangladesh and China plan to take their 'strategic partnership' to a new height when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina visits the country next month.

Beijing has invited Prime Minister Hasina to pay an official visit from July 1-5, a senior official in Dhaka told UNB, saying that both sides are finalising things for the important visit.

The Chinese government also invited the Prime Minister to attend annual meeting of the "New Champions" which is known as "Summer Davos" to be held in Dalian on July 1-3.

It will be Sheikh Hasina's first bilateral visit to Beijing following her party's overwhelming victory in the last parliamentary election.

She will have meetings with President Xi and Prime Minister Li Keqiang and discuss ...