CA leaves for home wrapping up Japan tour

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus left Tokyo on Saturday morning (May 31), concluding his four-day official visit to Japan.

“A flight of Singapore Airlines carrying the Chief Adviser and entourage departed Narita International Airport for Dhaka via Singapore at about 11:20 am (Tokyo time),” Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder confirmed.

Earlier on Friday, the CA held a bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Tokyo, where they discussed ways to further strengthen the ongoing cooperative relationship between Bangladesh and Japan across various sectors.

During his visit to Japan, the CA also met with JICA President Dr Tanaka Akihiko on the sidelines of the ‘30th Nikkei Forum: The Future of Asia,’ held at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo.

During the meeting, Dr Yunus urged the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to enhance its support for the Maheshkhali-Matarbari Integrated Development Initiative (MIDI), emphasising its potential to become a major engine of Bangladesh's future economic growth.

Professor Yunus arrived in Tokyo on May 28 for a four-day official visit to Japan.