Full coverage: Xi Visits Cambodia, Bangladesh, Attends BRICS summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka for a state visit. This is the first visit by a Chinese head of state to Bangladesh in 30 years.

President Xi's two-day visit will serve to deepen strategic cooperation and step up regional connectivity under China's Belt and Road Initiative. He is scheduled to meet with President Abdul Hamid and National Assembly Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury.

He will also hold talks with the country's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, with a series of bilateral deals to be signed. Bangladesh is the second leg of President Xi's tour as he has concluded his state visit to Cambodia.

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcoming ceremony held by his Bangladeshi counterpart Abdul Hamid upon his arrival at the airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 14, 2016. Xi Jinping arrived here Friday for a state visit. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) is received by his Bangladeshi counterpart Abdul Hamid (R) upon his arrival at the airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 14, 2016. Xi Jinping arrived here Friday for a state visit. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) attends a welcoming ceremony held by his Bangladeshi counterpart Abdul Hamid (R) upon his arrival at the airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 14, 2016. Xi Jinping arrived here Friday for a state visit. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo)

Chinese President Xi Jinping (1st L) accepts a bouquet upon his arrival at the airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 14, 2016. Xi Jinping arrived here Friday for a state visit. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at the airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 14, 2016, for a state visit. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)