PM wants BD, Japan to work together

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday there are many areas where Bangladesh and Japan can work together for their mutual benefits, report agencies.
The Prime Minister came up with the view when visiting President of International Manpower Development Japan, Yanagisawa Kyoei, paid a courtesy call on her at her Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban office in the city.
Press Secretary of PM Ihsanul Karim briefed reporters after the meeting.
Sheikh Hasina said during her visit to Japan last year and return visit of her Japanese Counterpart to Bangladesh, both the leaders held elaborate discussions on cooperation in various sectors between the two friendly countries.
During the meeting, the IM Japan President said Japan will take energetic youths of secondary level from Bangladesh who will be given training on entrepreneurship in various technology-related sectors.
Yanagisawa Kyoei said primarily 10 male and 10 female youths would be taken to Japan who will be able to work as entrepreneurs utilising their achieved knowledge and experience.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said her government is examining the formation of a wage board for electronic media journalists and technicians.
"The wage board would be constituted for journalists and technicians of the electronic media following the existing law," she said, while replying to a tabled question from opposition bench member M Nurul Islam Omar in the House.
The PM said the government has undertaken initiatives to formulate organisational structure and rules for the Journalist Welfare Trust, including collecting 'seed money' of the trust.