We do believe it will help us a lot as Bangladesh is now at a rising state,” he told reporters at his office at the Foreign Ministry in Dhaka. During the prime minister’s Tokyo visit, Bangladesh and Japan signed their 40th Official Development Assistance (ODA) deal, involving $2.5 billion for implementing four projects. The four projects taken under the 40th ODA package deal are: the Matarbari Port Development Project, Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (Line 1), Foreign Direct Investment Promotion Project, and Energy Efficiency and Conservation Promotion Financing Project (Phase 2). Momen said Japan has also agreed to take skilled manpower from Bangladesh for the first time, after teaching them Japanese in Bangladesh. It is an achievement for Bangladesh, as Japan agreed to take our human resources for the first time,” he added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 10, 2019 17:26 UTC