Japan desires to invest more in manufacturing industries in Bangladesh
Staff Correspondent
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori stated on Saturday that his country is willing to invest more in Bangladesh's manufacturing sector.
The envoy expressed this interest in a bilateral meeting with Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury in the National Parliament on Sunday.
The Japanese government is also willing to increase the connection and collaboration of Bangladeshi universities with Japanese universities.
He has expressed interest in retraining Bangladeshi students to employ them in Japanese industrial factories in the fields of robotics and manufacturing in Japan, UNB reported.
Education Minister Mohibul assured to support any initiative of the Japanese government in all fields of education starting from the university level to increase the skills of Bangladeshi students through information technology and technical and vocational training.
He expressed his interest in teaching the Japanese language in universities and introducing a teacher exchange program aimed at improving the skills of secondary-level teachers in Bangladesh through Japanese-trained teachers.
