Prior to the visit, Dhaka was allegedly offered $5 billion in financing aid by China. The deal's final result was $100 million.
The Economic Times said on Saturday that Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was reportedly "upset" that Beijing had not followed through on its pledge of financial help and had not accorded her the proper etiquette, had canceled her trip to China and had returned to Dhaka one day early.
Hasina apparently went to China for four days, but she left a day early on Wednesday. According to the article, which cited persons with knowledge of the situation, Hasina's early return suggested that her visit's goals were not achieved.
It said that she could have been "upset" because China had not followed through on its financial assistance pledge or shown the Bangladeshi prime the proper etiquette.
China announced just $100 million of the $5 billion it had promised Dhaka.
Prior to Hasina's visit, the article said that China had first assured Dhaka of $5 billion in financing assistance. However, the deal's final value came to around $100 million during the trip.
Hasina's Awami League party posted a social media message on July 10th on platform X announcing that China has promised Bangladesh 1 billion Yuan ($137.64 million) in economic help.
Hasina's bilateral discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping did not last as long as she had hoped, according to the media report. It said that the visiting Prime Minister (PM) was not contacted by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
The specifics of Hasina's trip, including her meetings with Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang and Xi, have been thoroughly reported by her party on the party's X account. Pictures from her meeting with the foreign minister, nevertheless, were not released.
Hasina was apparently disregarded by Chinese media.
Hasina was reportedly not given adequate media attention, which is unusual since visiting leaders often get significant publicity from China's state-run media.
Awami League posted pictures of her on Monday, announcing that the two countries were anticipated to sign 20 to 22 Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) during the visit. It was verified in this Awami League article that Hasina's visit will last four days. On the other hand, the July 11 post said that the formal trip took place over three days.
Another tweet said that the two countries inked sixteen memorandums of understanding to cooperate in commerce and technology.
The party claimed on July 10 that the two countries had declared seven results, one of which was the completion of a collaborative feasibility assessment for the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Bangladesh and China.
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