Japanese PM Takaichi praises Tarique’s nation-building initiatives as 5 cooperation docs signed

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on X on Tuesday (27 October) that Japan will strongly support the nation-building efforts of the government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, which came to power after a democratic general election. After a summit in Tokyo, she said the two leaders discussed bilateral cooperation and Bangladesh's importance to a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, and agreed to advance the Bay of Bengal Industrial Growth Belt (BIG-B) into a new strategic initiative called "BIG-B for Shared Prosperity". Takaichi said Rahman recalled Japan's early recognition of Bangladesh's independence and expressed gratitude for Japanese support. She described Bangladesh as a market of 170 million people important to Japan's economy. The summit was held on the second day of Rahman's four-day official visit to Japan, according to UNB.

Where accounts differ. Bulletin reports a separate meeting in which Rahman urged Uniqlo parent Fast Retailing to invest more in Bangladesh's garment sector, a detail that appears only in Bangladesh Bulletin.

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