Desk Report
Publish: 24 Jul 2022, 10:07 pm
Photo: PID
Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday sought Japanese support for the repatriation
of Rohingyas to Myanmar, their homeland, as the forcibly displaced people have
become a burden on Bangladesh for the last several years.
She
made this call when the Japanese Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs
HONDA Taro and the President of Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA)
TANAKA Akihiko met her at her official residence Ganobhaban.
PM's
Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim told a media briefing that the premier urged the
Japanese to take initiative so Myanmar takes their displaced nationals back
home in a dignified manner.
In
response the Japanese parliamentary vice minister said his country also wants a
dignified return home of the displaced people.
PM
Hasina said three mega projects --Matarbari coal-fired power plant in
Maheshkhali, Third Terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and
Metro-rail project—being constructed by Japan would help develop Bangladesh.
In
this regard, the JICA president said the government of Bangladesh is providing
proper support to implement the mega projects and it is also determined to
complete the Maheshkhali--Matarbari project.
HONDA
Taro appreciated Bangladesh for its graduation from the status of least
developed country (LDC).
"Many
Japanese companies are keen to invest in Bangladesh," he was quoted as saying.
They
congratulated PM Hasina on construction of Padma Bridge with own funds
saying it would accelerate economic
development of Bangladesh.
They
said Padma Bridge and Bangabandhu Bridge connected the southern and northern
regions directly with the capital.
Hasina
expressed deep shock at the recent assassination of former Japanese Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe and paid tribute to him as a great friend of Bangladesh.
She
recalled that Japan soon after the Liberation War recognised Bangladesh and
since then became its strong development.
The
Japanese vice minister and the JICA president recalled the visit of Shinzo Abe
to Bangladesh in 2014.
They
said his visit elevated the bilateral relationship between the two countries to
a comprehensive partnership level.
Talking
about the Holey Artisan attack, Hasina said no recurrence of such incident has
taken place due to the strong steps taken by law enforcement agencies.
She
recalled the visit of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to
Japan in 1973 and said he had laid the foundation of the today's exemplary
Bangladesh-Japan relationship.
Hasina
said Bangabandhu was a great admirer of Japan's socioeconomic and technological
development. He had also wanted to replicate the same here in Bangladesh, she
added.
PM's
Principal Secretary Ahmad Kaikaus and Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito
Naoki were present.
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