(L to R) Bangladesh prime minister's foreign affairs adviser Gowher Rizvi, Chairman of the forum Dilip Barua, also general secretary of the Communist Party of Bangladesh, and Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Zhang Zuo, attend the launching ceremony of the Bangladesh-China Silk Road Forum in Dhaka, Bangladesh on May 18, 2019. Bangladesh and China have launched a new platform, the Bangladesh-China Silk Road Forum, in Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, focusing on lasting links under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) between the two countries for mutual benefit. (Xinhua/Stringer)