Bangladesh and Japan signed cooperation memorandums during Prime Minister Tareque Rahman’s visit to Japan, including a grant agreement for a patrol vessel to strengthen Bangladesh’s coastal security. Japan also pledged loans of 46.56 billion yen for two projects.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir gave the details at a press conference at the Bangladesh embassy in Tokyo.
According to the state minister, an agreement was signed under which Japan will give Bangladesh a grant of up to 2.12 billion yen ($13.44 million) for a patrol vessel to strengthen its coastal security capacity.
A memorandum of cooperation (MoC) on economic relations and improving the business environment was signed between Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Economic Relations Division of Bangladesh’s finance ministry.
MoCs were also signed between Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Bangladesh’s agriculture ministry, and between the two countries on employment for a skills development programme.
Another memorandum of cooperation was signed between Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Bangladesh’s fisheries and livestock ministry.
A letter of intent on cooperation on climate change was signed between Japan’s environment ministry and Bangladesh’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
The two projects that received loan pledges are an investment climate improvement project and the Upazila Governance and Development Project (Phase 2). The investment climate project received a pledge of 15.88 billion yen ($100.8 million).
The Upazila Governance and Development Project (Phase 2) received a pledge of 30.68 billion yen ($194.7 million).
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