Dhaka: Bangladesh and China on Friday signed 27 MoUs and framework agreements, including ones on boosting cooperation in counter-terrorism and infrastructure development and energy cooperation.

Of the deals, 15 are MoUs and 12 are loan and framework agreements.

Chinese President Xi Jinping who arrived here earlier in the morning on a 22-hour visit and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina witnessed the signing of the MoUs and agreements.

They also jointly unveiled six projects, including multi-lane tunnel beneath the Karnaphuli River in Chittagong from the Prime Minister’s Office.

The cooperation deals and MoUs signed by both sides also include on belt and road initiative, addressing climate change, power and renewable energy cooperation, information Silk Road, cooperation on information technology.