Bangladesh says Xi would consider lowering interest on Chinese loans

Water resource management, free trade discussed as interim leader Yunus visits China

Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh's interim leader after the removal from power of Sheikh Hasina last year, pictured at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He held a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in China on March 28 as the two nation's ties grow stronger. © Reuters

March 28, 2025 19:01 JST

DHAKA (Reuters) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Bangladesh's interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, that Beijing would consider requests to lower interest rates on Chinese loans to Dhaka, Yunus' press chief said on Friday.

Yunus was in China on his first bilateral state visit since assuming office last year. He has yet to visit India, amid diplomatic tensions between the two neighbors.