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Bangladesh to seek $1b soft loan from Japan

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Banglapress Published: 23 September 2025, 10:25 AM
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Bangladesh to seek $1b soft loan from Japan
  Bangla Press Desk: Bangladesh will seek $1 billion as soft loans from Japan in the form of budgetary support during the chief adviser's upcoming visit from 28-31 May. Acting Foreign Secretary Md Ruhul Alam Siddique briefed reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday afternoon at the Curtain Raiser event of the visit. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will hold bilateral talks in Tokyo, Japan on 30 May and discuss ‘strategic bilateral’ issues to strengthen the relations on all fronts. Before the bilateral talks, Tokyo will roll out a red-carpet to welcome the Chief Adviser amid guard of honour.
“The main focus of this visit is budgetary support," Siddique said while responding to a question, adding that all ‘strategic bilateral’ issues will be discussed. He said a total of seven MoUs are likely to be signed during the official visit of the Chief Adviser. Bangladesh has sought $1 billion from Japan as budgetary support in the form of ‘soft loan’ and the announcement will come formally after the bilateral talks and an exchange of notes will be signed. The acting Foreign Secretary said Prof Yunus will leave Dhaka for Japan on 27 May (Tuesday night).
The Chief Adviser will attend the Nikkei 30th Future of Asia event and he will deliver a keynote speech in a plenary session. Director General (East Asia & Pacific wing) Mohammed Nore-Alam and Director General (Public Diplomacy wing) Shah Asif Rahman also spoke at the briefing. In February this year, Japanese Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ikuina Akiko invited Chief Adviser Prof Yunus to visit Japan for the Nikkei 30th Future of Asia event to be held on May 29-30 in Tokyo. Prof Yunus is also a recipient of the Nikkei Asia Prize in 2004. Under the new plan for Free and Open Indo Pacific and Big-B initiatives, Japan wants to see the sustainable development of the region.
The two countries will further strengthen the bilateral relationship in a wide range of areas, including security, economy, economic cooperation, and people-to-people and cultural exchanges, under the ‘Japan-Bangladesh Strategic Partnership’. Source: DS [Bangla Press is a global platform for free thought. It provides impartial news, analysis, and commentary for independent-minded individuals. Our goal is to bring about positive change, which is more important today than ever before.] BP/ZE
[Bangla Press is a global platform for free thought. It provides impartial news, analysis, and commentary for independent-minded individuals. Our goal is to bring about positive change, which is more important today than ever before.]

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