Takaichi-Tarique meeting fruitful: PM’s press secretary

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s bilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was fruitful, Additional Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Atikur Rahman Rumon said.

He also said the Bangladesh prime minister attended a luncheon after the meeting and later visited various institutions and facilities in Japan.

Speaking at a press conference at the Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday night local time, Atikur Rahman said the prime minister had visited various Japanese industrial establishments and facilities to draw on Japan’s experience in industrialisation and development.

Noting that Tarique Rahman was visiting Japan to advance Bangladesh’s development, he said the government was working to make the country’s economy and institutions more effective while creating new opportunities for industrialisation.

Atikur Rahman added that the prime minister was taking various initiatives to ensure the welfare and development of the people. The activities planned during the Japan visit were also designed to expand Bangladesh’s development prospects.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir and Deputy Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Shahadat Swadhin were also present at the press conference.