Li Jiming, Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh, gives souvenirs to local readers in front of the China Book House at the Ekushey Book Fair 2020 at Bangla Academy in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Feb 28, 2020. [Photo provided to Chinaculture.org]

Li Jiming, Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh, visited the China Book House, a booth at the Ekushey Book Fair 2020 on Friday at Bangla Academy in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The Ekushey Book Fair is Bangladesh's national book fair, held throughout February each year. The China Book House, co-organized by the Chinese embassy to Bangladesh and China Media Group, was unveiled on Feb 2, marking the first time Chinese books have been featured at the book fair.

About 1,000 Chinese books on culture, economics and politics, and China-Bangladesh bilateral ties were on display, attracting nearly 10,000 local readers throughout the event.