Bangla Press Desk: Prime Minister Tareque Rahman and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will lead the bilateral summit between Bangladesh and Japan. The meeting is scheduled to take place on Tuesday (October 27) at 11:00 AM local time (8:00 AM Bangladesh time) at the Kantei—the Japanese Prime Minister’s official office—in Tokyo.
Shahadat Swadhin, Deputy Press Secretary to the Prime Minister, provided these details. He stated that the discussions will focus on strengthening bilateral relations, expanding trade, commerce, and investment, securing Japanese cooperation across various sectors, and aligning the two nations' positions on international issues.
Prime Minister Tareque Rahman arrived in Tokyo on Monday morning for a four-day visit, following an invitation from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. He was welcomed at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport by Yasutaka Nakasone.
The Deputy Press Secretary noted that the Prime Minister of Bangladesh will receive a formal welcome from the Japanese Prime Minister, after which the bilateral summit—led by the two heads of government—will commence. A high-level delegation from Bangladesh will participate in the proceedings.
The delegation accompanying Prime Minister Tareque Rahman includes: Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury; the Prime Minister’s Advisor on Finance and Planning Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir; State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir; State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit; Advisor on Telecommunications and Information Technology Rehan Asif Asad; Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun (Ashik Chowdhury); and Governor of Bangladesh Bank Md. Mostakur Rahman.
Also included in the delegation are: Shakirul Islam Khan, the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant for Overseas Employment in the Asia-Pacific region; Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam; Secretary Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury; Secretary for Economic Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Shahriar Kader Siddiqui; Additional Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Atiqur Rahman Ruman; Azizul Haque Islamabadi, Joint Secretary General of Hefazat-e-Islam and Acting Secretary General of Nezam-e-Islam Party; and the General Secretary of the Amjanata Party, Md. [Name incomplete in source text]. Tarique Rahman.
Source: BSS
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