JICA President Tanaka Met with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman
2026.10.28
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On October 26, JICA President Tanaka Akihiko met with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in Tokyo.
At the outset, President Tanaka welcomed the opportunity to meet again with Prime Minister Rahman, following their previous meeting in July this year. In response, Prime Minister Rahman expressed his appreciation for JICA’s longstanding cooperation with Bangladesh.
President Tanaka conveyed JICA’s intention to continue supporting the country’s sustainable development through cooperation under the updated Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) and the Bay of Bengal Industrial Growth Belt (BIG-B) for Shared Prosperity. This includes economic infrastructure development, such as the Moheshkhali-Matarbari Integrated Infrastructure Development Initiative (MIDI), including the Matarbari Deep Sea Port and Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), as well as efforts to improve the investment climate, strengthen disaster risk reduction, and address flood management. He also emphasized the importance of ensuring the steady implementation of ongoing ODA loan projects.
The two sides also exchanged views on further deepening cooperation in a wide range of areas.
Prime Minister Rahman (center right) and President Tanaka (center left)
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