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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman attended a dinner hosted by Yohei Sasakawa, honorary chairman of the Nippon Foundation and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, in Tokyo on Monday.
During the dinner at the Hanagasumi restaurant in Meiji Kinenkan, the prime minister expressed gratitude for Sasakawa’s longstanding contributions to Bangladesh in humanitarian assistance, education and public health.
The two sides also discussed potential cooperation in establishing a vaccine manufacturing facility in Bangladesh to help control infectious diseases.
Tarique recalled his meeting with Sasakawa in Dhaka in September and thanked him for his continued support for Bangladesh’s development.
The dinner was attended by the prime minister’s wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman, Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat, Finance and Planning Adviser Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir and State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit, among others.
Nippon Foundation Executive Director Takashi Arikawa and other senior officials of the organisation were also present.
Sasakawa visited Bangladesh in September and paid a courtesy call on the prime minister, during which they discussed cooperation in public health and other areas.