Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo organized a Seminar on “Trade, Investment and Human Resources" today at the Hall Room of Tochigi Chamber of Commerce and Industry Building.

The seminar was co-organized by Tochigi Chamber of Commerce and Industry and supported by Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Tochigi, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and UNIDO-ITPO Tokyo.

Nearly 100 participants from Japanese companies and manpower recruiting agencies were present at the event.

Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan Shahabuddin Ahmed, in his welcome speech, urged Japanese businessmen and investors to invest in various sectors such as garment industry, leather, jute, light engineering, information technology, as well as in Economic Zones, Hi-Tech Parks and Export Processing Zones in Bangladesh.

In the context of the decreasing population in Japan, the Ambassador urged Japan's manpower recruiting agencies to recruit workers from Bangladesh.

The other speakers include Kenichi Aragane, Chairman of Tochigi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Masaaki Mashiyama, Vice Mayor of Tochigi City and Shinsuke Nagai, Senior Director, South Asia Department, JICA.

Officials and representatives from Bangladesh Embassy and Japanese entities were also present at the Seminar.

Before the start of the seminar, a delegation of Tochigi Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by Tochigi Chamber Chairman Kenichi Aragane and Tochigi City Vice Mayor Masaaki Mashiyama paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Shahabuddin Ahmed. During the meeting, the ambassador urged the businessmen of Tochigi to come forward to invest in and import manpower from Bangladesh.