Japan to help BD become a high-income country

Japan's Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura Yasutoshi said his country would extend full cooperation to Bangladesh in its endeavor to become a high income country by 2041.
The Japanese minister said this as he discussed areas of cooperation with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Monday, reports UNB.
Yasutoshi referred to the 'Strategic Partnership' of diplomatic relations jointly declared by the prime ministers of both the countries during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's Japan visit in April this year.
He expressed satisfaction on the mega projects carried out in association with Japan.
He praised Bangladesh's young and energetic population as well as the country's strategic location between South and Southeast Asia.
State Minister Shahriar Alam reiterated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's commitment to turning Bangladesh into a high-income country by 2041.
He briefed the Japanese minister on the development achievements carried out by the government in the last one-and-a-half decade.
He referred to the ongoing mega projects under Bangladesh-Japan collaboration and stressed the need for such joint ventures to materialise Bangladesh's vision of becoming a smart and developed country.
Shahriar Alam invited more Japanese investment in the sectors of infrastructural development, ICT, human resources development and renewable energy.
He also called for continuing the existing preferential treatment to Bangladesh following the graduation to a middle-income country.
Minister Yasutoshi informed Shahriar Alam that Japan is currently studying the preferential treatment that can be accorded to Bangladesh upon its graduation to a middle-income country.