<h1>Trade and Investment Cooperation expands: China offers duty-free access and proposes free-trade talks with Bangladesh, plus project financing.</h1> China offered Bangladesh duty-free and quota-free access to Chinese markets through 2028, expressed readiness to begin free trade negotiations, and pledged targeted financing for infrastructure modernisation, port upgrades, sewage projects, vessel purchases, scholarships, and the relocation and development of manufacturing sectors. Bangladesh sought reduced interest rates on Chinese loans, waivers of commitment fees, and expanded export access for agricultural and aquatic products; China also proposed facilitating a Bangladesh-Myanmar dialogue on the Rohingya crisis.