Trade Advisor Sheikh Bashiruddin has called on top Japanese investors to invest more in Bangladesh.
He made this call in a bilateral meeting with representatives of Japan’s largest trade groups NEXI (NIPPON), Mitsui, Marubeni, HSBC, Mitsubishi Heavy Industry and JT in Tokyo on Monday morning (February 17, 2025).
Trade Advisor Sheikh Bashiruddin said that currently the bilateral trade volume between Bangladesh and Japan is about 4 billion US dollars. Mentioning that Japan is one of the top five export destinations of Bangladesh, he said, ‘Currently, more than 350 Japanese companies are operating in Bangladesh. We expect more investment from Japan.’
Describing Japan as a very important strategic partner for Bangladesh, the Trade Advisor said, ‘We are very proud of our relationship with Japan. They are one of our close friends and major development partners.’ At this time, the advisor called on the delegation to import more products as well as manpower from Bangladesh.
Top Japanese business representatives assured to continue their business and increase investment in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan Md. Daud Ali, JETRO Representative Iuji Ando and JICA Representative Yasuyuki Murahashi, Commercial Counselor to Japan Morarji Desai Burman and representatives of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and National Board of Revenue (NBR) were present in the meeting.
Later, Trade Advisor Sheikh Bashiruddin met with Watami Group Head Miki Watanabe.
