Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus will leave Dhaka early Wednesday on a four-day official visit to Japan to attend the 30th Nikkei Forum and hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to boost bilateral cooperation.
Acting Foreign Secretary Md Ruhul Alam Siddique disclosed the details of the visit at a curtain-raiser press briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs this afternoon.
During the visit, seven Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) are expected to be signed, covering cooperation in investment, energy, and technology sectors, said the secretary.
An Exchange of Notes is also anticipated on budgetary support and the upgradation of the Joydebpur-Ishwardi railway line to a dual-gauge double-track, he added.
According to the itinerary, revealed by the acting foreign secretary, the Chief Adviser is scheduled to depart Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 2:10 am on Wednesday (May 28) aboard a Cathay Pacific flight via Hong Kong, en route to Tokyo.
He is expected to reach Narita International Airport at 2:30 pm local time, where he will be received with state honours by Japan’s Chief of Protocol, senior Japanese officials, and Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan.বিস্তারিত