Dhaka, April 7, SPA -- Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabaoarrived in Bangladesh Thursday on a two-day visit aimed atboosting bilateral trade, economic and technical ties,officials said. Prime Minister Khaleda Zia welcomed Wen at Dhaka's ZiaInternational Airport, where the Chinese leader alsoinspected a guard of honor. Zia planned to ask her Chinese counterpart to increasedirect investment in her impoverished South Asian country,and give duty-free access to more of its products tolucrative Chinese markets, Bangladesh's top foreignministry bureaucrat Hemayetuddin told reporters. Some 22 Chinese companies have invested US$102.25 million(¤79.35 million) in Bangladesh, employing around 23,000people. China has already agreed to give duty-free accessto 84 Bangladeshi items by 2006. Zia and Wen were also likely to review bilateral ties inagriculture, flood management and education, as well asexplore new areas of cooperation such as transport links,crime control and tourism, said Hemayetuddin, who uses onename.--more1337 Local Time 1037 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/252823