During a visit to his Jamuna office on Wednesday, the Japanese ambassador in Dhaka gave Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus assurances about Tokyo’s commitment to helping rebuild Bangladesh’s economy.
After the meeting, Chief Advisor Shafiqul Alam, the press secretary for the Chief Advisor, briefed the media. He claimed that Prof. Yunus requested more support from Japan to reconstruct Bangladesh’s economy, and Ambassador Iwama Kiminori gave him assurances that Japan would support his temporary administration.
The ambassador recognized the difficulties facing his provisional administration and likened the circumstances in Bangladesh to those in Japan following World War II.
The envoy stated that Japan is eager to collaborate closely with Bangladesh’s interim government. Alam said at the Foreign Service Academy briefing. “He congratulated Prof. Yunus on his assumption as the chief adviser to the interim government.”
According to the press secretary, Kiminori prioritized peace, people-to-people relationships, and economic collaboration.
The chief advisor said to the envoy that in Bangladesh, “we are all brothers and sisters,” and that he saw no one as an enemy. Nobody is the enemy.
The chief adviser’s statement that the only way to resolve the Rohigya crisis was to return the forcibly displaced people home brought up the issue, according to the press secretary.
Alam stated, “He requested more humanitarian aid from Japan for the Rohingyas.”
