Japan assures of cooperation for Bangladesh’s economic rebuilding

Japanese ambassador in Dhaka Iwama Kiminori has assured Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus of Tokyo’s cooperation in rebuilding Bangladesh economy.

The ambassador made the assurance while paying a courtesy call on Dr Yunus at his Jamuna office in the capital on Wednesday (August 21).

Briefing the newsmen after the meeting chief adviser’s press secretary Shafiqul Alam said Prof Yunus sought enhanced Japan’s assistance for rebuilding Bangladesh economic when Ambassador Iwama Kiminori assured him that his country would stay beside his interim government, reports BSS.

The envoy acknowledged the challenges of his interim government and compared the Bangladesh situation with post-World War 2 period in Japan.

“The envoy said Japan is interested to work closely with the interim government of Bangladesh. He congratulated Prof Yunus on his assumption as the chief adviser to the interim government,” Alam told the briefing at the Foreign Service Academy.