Press Release

[Dhaka, 26 October 2022]

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed grant agreement with the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh for the implementation of The Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) at Dhaka on October 26, 2022.

H.E. Mr. ITO Naoki, Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh, Mr. ICHIGUCHI Tomohide, Chief Representative, JICA Bangladesh Office and Ms. Sharifa Khan, Secretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD), Ministry of Finance, representing the respective governments, signed the Exchange of Notes and Grant Agreement. Up to JPY 476 million (about USD 4 million) will be provided to the Government of Bangladesh to implement the project. With the signing of G/A, JICA will offer 33 scholarships (30 Masters and 3 Doctoral) to the Civil Servants of Bangladesh to study in graduate schools of renowned Japanese Universities.

The JDS is a grant aid that will support young promising Bangladeshi officials to acquire skills and knowledge necessary to better serve the public through rigorous research in the relevant master's or doctor's courses in Japan. This program creates an environment where academic exchanges, which include immersion and exposure to various fields, become a tool for strengthening international relations. To date, 492 Fellows (477 Master's and 15 Doctoral Fellows) studied in Japan.

This year, 2022, is the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Bangladesh. JICA Bangladesh Office believes that JDS will continue to enhance the ever-lasting Japan-Bangladesh friendship even further.

[For more information]
Alimul Hasan HasanAlimul.BD@jica.go.jp
Mostaina Akter Sultana MostainaakterSultana.BD@jica.go.jp 880-2989-1897/1899

JICA BD Office CR Handing over signed Grant Agreement to ERD Secretary

H.E. Ambassador of Japan, CR of JICA BD Office and Secretary-ERD with the Signed Grant Agreement