International conference on Japan–Bangladesh Research held

The 3rd International Conference on "Japan–Bangladesh Research and Practice (JBRP 2024)" organised by the Network of Bangladeshi Researchers in Japan (NBRJ) was held recently on the virtual platform.

The conference brought together approximately 75 researchers, academics, and professionals from Japan, Bangladesh, India, Jordan, Malaysia, Sweden, the UK and the US, according to a press release.

Coordinated by the University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, the event provided a platform to exchange ideas and showcase innovative practices addressing shared challenges and opportunities in various fields, with a special focus on Bangladesh-Japan scientific collaboration and development.

The JBRP 2024 organising committee curated a comprehensive multidisciplinary programme featuring 40 extended abstracts presented across nine sessions under four major tracks.

The Best Presentation Awards were presented to three young researchers from the University of Dhaka and two senior researchers from Waseda University and Miyazaki International University at the end of the two-day conference.

Yasukuki Sawada, professor at the University of Tokyo and former chief economist at the Asian Development Bank, delivered the keynote, titled "The Bangladesh Miracle and Challenges", highlighting the critical need to build trust in the interim government to ensure a smooth democratic transition and sustain Bangladesh's development.

Mirza Hasanuzzaman, professor at the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University in Bangladesh, Md Moshiur Rahman, associate professor at Hiroshima University, Md Shoaib Bhuiyan, professor at the Suzuka University of Medical Science in Japan, and Muhammed Bashir, counsellor (political) at the Embassy of Bangladesh in Tokyo, joined the event.

Md Amzad Hossain (University of the Ryukyus) led the JBRP 2024 committee, and Angkush Kumar Ghosh (Kitami Institute of Technology), Shahida Parvin (Waseda University), Md Shahajahan Kutubi, Tofael Ahmed (University of Tsukuba), and Mohammad Abdul Malek (Miyazaki International University), members of the committee, also attended the event.