Projects like metro rail, Matarbari deep seaport will change the face of Bangladesh: Japan envoy
Once completed, infrastructure projects including Dhaka metro rail, Matarbari deep sea-port and Terminal-3 of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport will change the face of Bangladesh, Ito Naoki, Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh, said today.
"When it comes to friendship and partnership between Japan and Bangladesh, currently the focus is more on infrastructure development and business partnership under 'BIG-B' initiative including Matarbari deep sea-port, Dhaka metro rail and Terminal 3 of Dhaka Airport," he said.
"Once completed, these mega-infrastructures will change the face of the country and will have a positive impact on the future of Bangladesh as well as the landscape of Japan-Bangladesh relations."
Naoki was virtually addressing a "Japan Lecture Series" organised by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East Asia Study Center of Dhaka University.
Along with business and economic partnership, it is also important to foster mutual understanding and academic interactions, he said. Ambassador Naoki expects that the lecture series will contribute to the deepening mutual understanding of people of Japan and Bangladesh.
The lecture series is being organised on the 50th anniversary of the independence of Bangladesh this year. The two countries will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations next year.
"It is my earnest hope that the interactions between our two countries will be enhanced in these milestone years."
Professor Ohashi Masaaki of the University of the Sacred Heart, Japan delivered a lecture titled "NGOs for International Cooperation in Japan and its Relations with the Japan Government and Academia".
More than 100 people, including students and faculty members of Dhaka University, participated in this online seminar.
In the second session of the series on February 25, Professor Oiwa Takaaki of JICA Research Institute will deliver a lecture titled "Deconstruction of Regions: The Emerging Role of Subregional Cooperation in Asia".
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