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DHAKA, June 27 (Xinhua) -- China will renovate Bangladesh's largest multi-purpose convention center which Beijing built as a token of friendship between China and Bangladesh about 15 years ago.
Md Shahidullah Khandaker, Secretary of Bangladesh's Ministry of Housing and Public Works, and Li Guangjun, Economic and Commercial counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh, singed Minutes of Implementation on behalf of their respective side on Sunday.
Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) also known as Bangladesh China Friendship Conference Center situated at Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla, a busy commercial and central neighborhood, is still considered the only international conference center of Bangladesh.
BICC is also home to the country's National Parliament and important local and foreign offices.
A senior official of Bangladesh's Ministry of Housing and Public Works told Xinhua that the center has never been renovated since its establishment.
Bangladesh is slated to arrange Global Forum on Migration Development (GFMD) later this year in the center. Nearly 1,000 guests from all around the world are expected to participate the forum.
"We must renovate our only international conference center at our earliest to better arrange the global forum," said the official.
"We're very glad that China has accepted our request to renovate the center," he added.
