Social Welfare and Women and Children Affairs Minister Abu Zafar Md Zahid Hossain. The minister said while speaking at the Japan's National Day reception marking the birthday of the Emperor of Japan at Japan Embassy in Dhaka yesterday, a handout said today. “We value Japan’s continued cooperation in these areas, including human resource development and skill development,” he said. He called the recent signing of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Bangladesh and Japan as an important milestone in the development of relations between the two countries. Japan Ambassador to Bangladesh SAIDA Shinichi and envoys of different countries stationed in Dhaka were present.
