Japan - Bangladesh

Japan - Bangladesh

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High bids, weak competition drive Metro Line-1 cost surge by 130%

The DMTCL and the Planning Commission attributed the proposed increase mainly to higher-than-estimated bids received during the tendering process.

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Tokyo reaffirms support for Dhaka through EPA, BIG-B, security cooperation

File photo of State Minister for Primary and Mass Education, Bobby Hajjaj. Photo: Collected

Invest in Bangladesh to access 300-crore regional market, Bobby Hajjaj tells Japanese investors

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Japan firm offers to build $3.4b bridges connecting South under PPP

Japanese delegation, led by Japan's Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Shimada Tomaki, met Tarique Rahman at the Prime Minister's Office in the Secretariat yesterday (1 June). File Photo: Courtesy

PM hopes Dhaka airport's 3rd terminal to be ready by December

Civil aviation and tourism minister Afroza Khanam speaking at a press briefing at the conference room of the department of information on 15 June 2026. Photo: TBS

Biman to resume Dhaka-Narita flights on 27 July after year-long suspension

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Japan EPA signals Bangladesh’s transition beyond LDC benefits: ICCB

Bangladesh and Japan discuss the operation and maintenance of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today. 3 April 2026. Photo: Courtesy.

Bangladesh, Japan discuss Dhaka airport's third terminal operation; deal yet to be finalised

Prime Minister’s Adviser on Finance and Planning Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir. Photo: Collected

Titumir urges Japanese investors to shift focus to manufacturing, technology transfer

Executive Director of Centre for Policy Dialogue Fahmida Khatun speaks during an event on 18 December 2025. Photo: TBS

Bureaucratic barriers must be removed to maximise Bangladesh–Japan EPA benefits: Fahmida Khatun

Japan provides support Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char, signed by Ambassador Saida Shinichi and Unicef Representative Rana Flowers in Dhaka. Photo: Courtesy

Japan allocates $1.4m to aid 36,000 Rohingya children in Bangladesh

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Japan EPA widely welcomed

Flags of Bangladesh and Japan. Photo: Collected

What are the key chapters in the Bangladesh-Japan EPA?