A nine-member high-level delegation of the BNP, led by Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, returned home on Friday night from China after a five-day visit at the invitation of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

They reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for around 10:50pm on a flight of Air China, said BNP Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan.

The eight other BNP delegation members are BNP Standing Committee members Mirza Abbas, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Begum Selima Rahman, Chairperson's Advisers Zahir Uddin Swapan, Ismail Zabiullah, Professor Sukomal Barua, party's media cell convener Dr Moudud Hossain Alamgir Pavel and BNP Chairperson’s Personal Secretary ABM Abdus Sattar.

During the visit, the BNP delegation had meetings with senior leaders of the CPC and discussed about bilateral issues and improving relations between the CPC and the BNP. 

The BNP leaders went to Beijing, China on Saturday night. 

Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime on August 5 last year, China has intensified diplomatic engagement with various political parties in the country, including the BNP, newly-formed NCP and even a number of Islamist parties.

On February 24, a 21-member ‘unique’ delegation consisting of leaders from eight political parties, including the BNP, led by BNP Standing Committee member Dr. Abdul Moyeen Khan, visited China for an 11-day trip aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and enhancing cooperation between the two countries.