Japanese Ambassador meets Chief Adviser Prof Yunus

Japanese Ambassador to Iwama Kiminori on Wednesday met interim government Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at state guesthouse Jamuna and discussed issues of mutual interest. Adviser Ali Imam Majumder, Principal Coordinator for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Lamiya Morshed and Chief Adviser’s press secretary Shafiqul Alam  were, among others, present. Earlier, Japan strongly

Japanese Ambassador calls on DU Pro-VC (Admin)

Ambassador of Japan Iwama Kiminori called on Dhaka University (DU) Pro-Vice Chancellor (Administration) Professor Dr Muhammad Samad today at the latter's office of the university. During the meeting they exchanged views regarding establishment of a 'Children's Library' at the National Museum of Bangladesh under a project run by internationally renowned Japanese Architect

Japanese envoy meets Fakhrul, talks about political situation

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday, a day after attacks on some leaders of the party in Dhaka and Cumilla. The meeting which started at 10 am at BNP Chairperson's Gulshan office ended around 11:30 am. BNP standing committee member Amir Khosru

TIB replies to Japanese ambassador’s criticism of a research report

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman has appreciated Japanese Ambassador Ito Naoki's expectations of evidence based arguments and said there is no scope of treating any aspect of this research unfounded. "We want to assure him (Naoki) that globally accepted methodologies including data collection and validation procedures, and other standards