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59 sourcesFirst reported Fri 23 Oct at 12:31, updated 1 d ago

চার দিনের সরকারি সফরে জাপানের উদ্দেশে যাত্রা করলেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী

prime minister departs for japan on four day official visit

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Neutral summary

from 5 outlets' reporting

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to make a four-day official visit to Japan at the invitation of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, departing Dhaka late on Sunday, 25 October 2026, and returning on 29 October. He is scheduled to hold a summit with Takaichi in Tokyo on 27 October, deliver the keynote at the Bangladesh-Japan Economic Forum, and meet Japanese business leaders, JICA, JBIC and JETRO officials. Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam said around eight memorandums of understanding are under discussion, of which three to four could be signed during the visit, covering agriculture, fisheries, skills, civil aviation, environment and local government. Agenda items include reducing the cost of the Dhaka metro rail project and Japanese loan interest rates, which Siam said the Bangladeshi side wants to raise. Schedules include visits to an LNG terminal and power plant and a Toyota factory.

Where accounts differ. Jugantor reports more than four MoUs could be signed, while Siam, as quoted by The Daily Waadaa and Bangladesh Post, said three to four could be signed during the visit.

JugantorDainik SangbadAmar DeshBangladesh PostThe Daily Waadaa

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প্রধানমন্ত্রীর জাপান সফরে একাধিক সমঝোতা স্মারক সইয়ের আশা

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  1. Amar Desh Bangladesh Neutral

    চার দিনের সফরে রাতে জাপান যাচ্ছেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী

    Headline changed; now চার দিনের সফরে রাতে জাপানে যাচ্ছেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী 26 Oct, 06:50

  2. New Age Bangladesh Selected above Neutral

    PM off to Japan on four-day official visit

  3. Prothom Alo Bangladesh Neutral

    চার দিনের সরকারি সফরে জাপানের উদ্দেশে যাত্রা করলেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী

    Headline changed; now জাপান পৌঁছেছেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী 26 Oct, 06:50

  4. Amar Sangbad Bangladesh Neutral

    জাপানে পৌঁছেছেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী তারেক রহমান

    Headline changed; now জাপানে পৌঁছেছেন প্রধানমন্ত্রী 26 Oct, 06:50

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