Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to Return Home Tonight After Four-Day Visit to Japan

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled to return to Bangladesh on Thursday night after completing a four-day official visit to Japan.

He is expected to depart from Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport aboard a special VVIP flight operated by Biman Bangladesh Airlines and arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka later on Thursday (October 29).

Strengthening bilateral relations and expanding trade and investment between Bangladesh and Japan were key priorities during the visit. Several important memorandums of understanding were signed between the two countries in areas including agriculture, infrastructure development, cybersecurity, information technology and industrial upgrading.

The prime minister held a series of engagements with senior Japanese leaders. One of the major highlights was a high-level bilateral meeting with Japan’s prime minister, during which the two sides discussed issues of mutual interest and ways to deepen their strategic partnership.

Tarique Rahman also paid a courtesy visit to Japanese Emperor Naruhito. In addition, he attended the Bangladesh Trade and Investment Summit, organised with the participation of Japanese investors and leading business figures, where he highlighted investment opportunities and the potential of various sectors in Bangladesh.

Toward the end of his visit, the prime minister attended a civic reception organised by expatriate Bangladeshis living in Tokyo.

The visit is expected to further strengthen the longstanding friendship between Bangladesh and Japan while creating opportunities to expand trade, investment and technological cooperation.