Bangladesh-Japan Relations

Bangladesh-Japan Relations

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Transport, tech, energy: Bangladesh to seek $14b investment from Japan during PM's visit

The initiatives seek to deepen bilateral ties through a mix of concessional loans, private investment, and public-private partnerships.

Marubeni Corporation President and CEO Masayuki Omoto leads a delegation during a meeting with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Prime Minister’s Office in the Secretariat today, 11 October. Photo: Courtesy

PM seeks Marubeni investment in AI data centre, 2nd Kafco plant

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Saida Shinichi paid a courtesy call on President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at Bangabhaban today, 29 September, 2026. Photo: PID

Japanese envoy meets President Fakhrul

Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) Country Representative Kazuiki Kataoka. Photo: Collected

Bangladesh can emerge as regional logistics, industrial hub: JETRO

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Bangladesh seeks Japan’s support to become regional aviation hub

Japanese Prime Minister's Special Advisor Uno Yoshimasa paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Photo : PMO

PM urges Japan to recruit more Bangladeshi workers

Flags of Bangladesh and Japan. Photo: Collected

Japan 'seriously considering' concrete measures to help Bangladesh bridge energy gap: Envoy

Flags of Bangladesh and Japan. Illustration: Collected

Bangladesh-Japan EPA success hinges on removing barriers to business: Economists

File photo shows workers performing a last-minute inspection of counters and instruments inside the newly-built third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS/File

Dhaka airport third terminal: Revised proposal sought from Japan

Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman shakes hands with Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Saida Shinichi during a courtesy call at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka on Tuesday (24 February 2026). Photo: Courtesy

Japan, Bangladesh discuss skills development, defence procurement

Flags of Bangladesh and Japan. Photo: Collected

Bangladesh-Japan EPA: How duty-free imports could affect domestic producers

Horii Iwao (R), state minister for foreign affairs of Japan, and Sk Bashir Uddin, adviser for commerce, textiles and jute, and civil aviation and tourism of the interim government of Bangladesh, shake hands in Tokyo, Japan, following the signing of an agreement on 6 February 2026. Photo: Collected

Bangladesh, Japan sign major trade deal to safeguard market access post-LDC

Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo arranged the seminar titled “A highly promising source of skilled human resources for Bangladesh and Japan” at the TKP Hall, followed by a matching event. Photo: Courtesy

Bangladesh, Japan hold human resources seminar in Tokyo; 13 MoUs signed