Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Bangladesh is open to China's proposed economic corridor through Myanmar, with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir seeing scope for stronger regional trade and greater stability in Rakhine to facilitate Rohingya repatriation.

He spoke on Thursday after seeing off Liu Haixing, head of the Chinese Communist Party's International Department, at Shahjalal International Airport.

The proposed route would connect China's southwestern Yunnan province with Myanmar and Bangladesh, creating a new link between South and Southeast Asia.

"If there is a China-Bangladesh-Myanmar corridor, a new connection will emerge between South Asia and Southeast Asia," Humaiun said.

"That naturally means more economic connectivity, m...