Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has said he firmly believes that the future of Bangladesh-China relations will be ever brighter and the road of their friendly cooperation ever wider.

"The China-Bangladesh friendship serves the fundamental interests of both countries and both peoples and conforms to the trend of the times; no storm can hold back the forward march of our relations," he said while celebrating the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Ministet Dr. Abdul Moyeen Khan attended the reception held on Wednesday evening as the chief guest.

Senior political leaders from both the ruling and opposition parties, ministers, ...