Dhaka, June 28 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday night said his party's relationship with the Communist Party of China (CPC) has become stronger through their successful visit to the country.

"This was a political visit. We went to China at the invitation of the Communist Party of China, and it was a very successful tour. We had a good meeting with the CPC's Politburo. The party-to-party relationship has become deeper and stronger," he said while talking to reporters at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport upon his return from China.

Fakhrul said the CPC invited BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, and the CPC leaders are happy with his leadership. "We also invited them... they accepted it."

He informed th...