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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has held a meeting with Kazuhiko Amakawa, governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), to discuss the possibility of opening an office in Dhaka and strengthening economic cooperation between Bangladesh and Japan.
The meeting took place at 9:30am local time in Japan on Wednesday, according to Shahadat Hossain Shadhin, deputy press secretary to the prime minister.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed investment opportunities and ways to enhance economic cooperation in Bangladesh’s energy, information and communication technology (ICT), and infrastructure sectors.
The proposed opening of a JBIC office in Dhaka was among the key issues discussed at the meeting.
Establishing a local office could facilitate engagement with Bangladeshi stakeholders and support the bank’s financing and investment activities in the country, although no final decision on the proposal was announced.
The discussions reflect efforts to strengthen economic ties between Bangladesh and Japan, particularly through greater Japanese investment in key sectors of the Bangladeshi economy.
JBIC is a Japanese government-affiliated financial institution that supports overseas investment and international economic cooperation.
Its financing activities include infrastructure development, energy projects and other initiatives that contribute to Japan’s economic relations with partner countries.
The meeting is part of Bangladesh’s broader engagement with Japan to explore investment opportunities and deepen bilateral economic cooperation.
