The newly elected government of Bangladesh is set to send a 20-member delegation to China from April 16 to 24, 2026. This marks the first outreach to China by the current administration, with the delegation led by Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, General Secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives. Among the members are Ismail Zabihullah, adviser to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, popular singer Baby Nazneen, and Sanjida Tuly, who has campaigned for investigations into extrajudicial arrests during the previous administration. The delegation also includes BNP Member of Parliament and retired Air Vice Marshal Altaf Hossain Choudhury. Following this visit, Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman is expected to travel to China as well, having recently visited India.