Prime Minister seeks Taro Aso's cooperation to increase investment in Bangladesh

During the meeting, Prime Minister Tareq Rahman highlighted his government's various initiatives and legal reforms to create a business-friendly environment for foreign investors. In the context of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Bangladesh and Japan, he sought Taro Aso's cooperation in increasing Japanese investment in the country, expanding bilateral trade, and technology transfer. Besides, recalling his meeting with Taro Aso in 2006, the Prime Minister praised his role in improving relations between the two countries.

The meeting emphasized further strengthening political, economic, and people-to-people ties between the two countries. At the time, Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, along with several ministers, advisers, and senior officials of the Bangladesh government, and members of the delegation including former Japanese Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura were present.