Dhaka, June 20 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to embark on his first foreign tour since assuming office four months ago, travelling to Malaysia and China on a six-day visit aimed at strengthening economic ties, boosting investment, expanding labour market opportunities and deepening strategic cooperation.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to leave Dhaka on Sunday afternoon for Kuala Lumpur on a two-day official visit to Malaysia before heading to China, where he will attend the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions of the World Economic Forum (WEF), commonly known as the "Summer Davos", and hold a series of high-level bilateral meetings.

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