150 Bangladeshi youths to visit China

A 150-member Bangladeshi youth delegation is set to visit China on a two-week cultural exchange programme as part of an ongoing effort to strengthen the relationship between Bangladesh and China.

According to a press note, an orientation programme for the 150 students was held at the Chinese embassy in the city today.

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Zhang Zuo briefed the participants about the 2018 Bangladesh-China Youth Camp during the orientation.

The students from various educational institutions, including Dhaka University, North South University and other universities, colleges and schools across the country will leave for China on September 2.

After the first camp of this kind in 2017, this is the second time the youth camp is being organized by Yunnan University and Confucius Institute at North South University (NSU), co-organized by Confucius Institute at University of Dhaka and China Radio International and Shanto-Mariam Foundation (CRI-SMF) Confucius Classroom in Dhaka.

Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh and Confucius Institute Headquarters are funding the youth camp.

The participants will visit important cultural and historical sites, educational institutions of Yunnan Province under the cultural exchange programme.