The loan agreement of Padma rail link project was signed today in Beijing, capital of China, said an official release in Dhaka today.

The $2.67 billion agreement was signed at Exim Bank of China's head office at 10.30 am (local time of China).

Additional Secretary of the Economic Relations Division (ERD) M Zahidul Haq and China Exim Bank Vice President Sun Ping signed the agreement on behalf of their respective sides.

A six-member Bangladesh delegation is now visiting China.  Officials from the contractor organizations and Economic Counselor of Bangladesh Embassy in China M Jahangir, among others, were present at the signing ceremony.