Prime Minister Seeks Easy-Term Loans and Budget Support from Japan

Prime Minister Tareque Rahman has emphasized continuing development cooperation with Japan and expediting the implementation of Bangladesh’s priority projects. Concurrently, Bangladesh has requested continued easy-term loan assistance, expanded technical cooperation, and budget support to ensure energy security, considering the country’s development priorities.

The Prime Minister emphasized these issues during a courtesy call with Dr. Tanaka Akihiko, President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), on Monday (October 26). The meeting took place at 5:10 PM Japan time. JICA Senior Vice President Hara Shohei and other senior officials of the agency were present.

The Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary, Shahadat Swadhin, informed about the meeting.