China to sign loans worth ₹1.6 lakh cr to B'desh
China will reportedly sign off loans worth $24 billion (around ₹1.6 lakh crore) to Bangladesh during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit on Friday. Notably, this is Bangladesh's biggest foreign credit line, and will reportedly help it in building power plants, a seaport, and railway infrastructure. Jinping is visiting Bangladesh on his way to the BRICS summit in Goa, India.