Prime Minister Tarique Rahman leaves for Tokyo tonight on a four-day official visit at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The high-level trip aims to deepen the bilateral strategic partnership with accelerate major infrastructure projects and secure substantial Japanese investment across key growth sectors.
The Prime Minister will depart Dhaka aboard a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight early Monday at 00:10 AM, arriving at Narita International Airport at 9:25 AM local time where he will be received by Japanese Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Yasutaka Nakasone.
The High-level talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on October 27, covering strategic partnership, regional issues and trade cooperation following the bilateral Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed in February. Key agenda items include reducing Dhaka Metro Rail project costs, lowering interest rates on Japanese loans and accelerating ongoing infrastructure developments.
Meetings with leadership from JICA, JBIC, JETRO, UNIQLO, Mitsui & Co., Sumitomo and JERA as well as site visits to JERA’s LNG terminal, Nittsu Logistics Hub and Toyota’s Motomachi plant in Nagoya.
Addressing the Bangladesh-Japan Economic Forum and attending MoU signing events focused on education and human resource development.
A proposed $13.8 billion investment package spanning 2026–2031 is set to frame discussions across 12 priority sectors. Allocations include $3.45 billion for transport connectivity, $3.14 billion for industrial hubs like Matarbari, $1.57 billion for manufacturing and semiconductors, $1.26 billion for green energy transition and $940 million for climate-resilient infrastructure. Approximately three to four of eight discussed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) are expected to be signed during the visit.
The Prime Minister is accompanied by his wife Zubaida Rahman, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and a high-level ministerial delegation. The visit reinforces Japan’s longstanding status as a premier development partner for Bangladesh since 1972.
