Invest more in Bangladesh

FM asks Japanese envoy
By Unb, Dhaka
14 June 2006, 18:00 PM
Newly appointed Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Masayuki Inoue paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan at his office in the city yesterday.

Expressing his gratitude to Japan for its outstanding contribution towards nation building as well as infrastructure development of the country, the Foreign Minister said Japan is one of the most important friends of Bangladesh.

He also recalled the commendable help of Japan to Bangladeshi students under Monbusho Scholarship.

Seeking more Japanese investment in Bangladesh, Morshed Khan said that with the signing of SAFTA, one could find a bigger market while investing in Bangladesh.

He stressed the need for further development of the economic relations between the two countries.

The new envoy told the FM that this year Japan has doubled its assistance to Bangladesh.

Masayuki Inoue thanked the Foreign Minister for warmly receiving him and the assurances of cooperation during his tenure in Dhaka.