The Bangladesh Special Economic Zone, jointly developed by the governments of Bangladesh and Japan on 1,000 acres of land in Araihazar, Narayanganj, is accelerating its construction efforts to start production early next year. Officials said Singer Bangladesh Ltd, a multinational electronics and home appliance company, which has already started factory construction after
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that no country should be "controlled or punished" by imposing sanctions as has been the case of Western sanctions against Russia, due to which people around the world are suffering.
Bangladesh and Japan will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between the two friendly countries this year. The two countries established diplomatic relations on 10 February 1972.
Japanese investors sanguine about business potential in Bangladesh
ITO Naoki, Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh, says in an interview
ITO Naoki
The relationship between Japan and Bangladesh is a trusted and time-tested one. Bangladesh became Japan s biggest recipient of official development assistance in 2020. Since the Covid-19 pandemic started more than a year ago, there has been a lot of talks and anticipation about Japanese businesses moving base to Bangladesh. In a series of high-profile interviews, The Daily Star tries to understand the increasing interest of Japanese investors in Bangladesh, its growth prospects, barriers to growth, ground realities, and how to attract more Japanese investment. As part of the series, today, we are running the interview of ITO Naoki, Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh.