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Japan-Bangladesh E-Bulletin (4th issue /July 18, 2004)
- Making a Bridge between Japan and Bangladesh -
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[ Table of Contents ]
[1] Message from Ambassador Horiguchi
"Human Resource Development"
[2] Upcoming Events on Japan-Bangladesh Relations
* Japanese Development Scholarship (JDS) Recruitment (July 12-Sep 9)
* 10th Anniversary of Sakura Family Home (July 21, Gazipur)
* Japan Cup Karate Tournament-2004 (July 30, Dhaka)
[3] Recent Events on Japan-Bangladesh Relations
* Reproductive Health Project Final Seminar (July 17, Dhaka)
* Pipeline Water Supply for Arsenic Mitigation (July 12, Jessore)
* Donations from Japan Red Cross Society (July 10, Dhaka)
* The 2nd Japan-Bangladesh High-Level Talks (June 28, Tokyo)
[4] Information
* Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA) Pamphlet
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[1] Message from Ambassador Horiguchi
"Human Resource Development"
Application for Japanese Development Scholarship (JDS) 2005 started last week. I had an opportunity to meet with 20 JDS 2004 awardees just before their departure to Japan at the end of last month. I was quite impressed with their very high qualities, and I wished that they would play important role in future for developing this country in various
fields.
It is my conviction that people are the assets of the country. Japan, with small land and little natural resources, has achieved economic advancement thanks to its hard-working and committed people.
Japan is not the only example. A successful Malaysian former civil servant was invited to a seminar in Dhaka earlier this year under a JICA scheme. He stressed that the key to development is to have 'a triangle of hope' comprising politicians, civil service and private
sector, all having integrity.
It is important to come up with good policy prescriptions. However, even more important are the people at various levels and in many fields who can take their own initiatives in actually getting things done.
The Japanese Government invites more than 400 Bangladeshis to Japan under various training and scholarship programs every year. It is my hope that some measures or arrangement be worked out so that the knowledge, capacity and inspirations that those people acquire in Japan would be surely utilized for the development of this country.
(Ambassador's past messages are on the following website.)
http://www.bd.emb-japan.go.jp/en/eBulletin/index.html
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[2] Upcoming Events on Japan-Bangladesh Relations
* Japanese Development Scholarship (JDS) Recruitment (July 12-Sep 9)
The Recruitment for fellows of Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) 2005 starts from July 12. Twenty JDS fellows will be dispatched to Japan in early July 2005 to pursue Master's degrees. The application deadline is Sep 9 at 5pm.
For more information, please contact JICE JDS Project Office (02-8811641 ext.4261&4973) or visit the following websites.
(Press Release)
http://www.bd.emb-japan.go.jp/en/news/pr/17pressjds110704.html
(Details for Application)
http://www.jice.org/english/jds/bangladesh_org.html
List of JDS 2004 fellows and their self-introduction / commitment papers are uploaded on the following website.
http://www.jice.org/english/jds/bangladesh_org.html#08
* 10th Anniversary of Sakura Family Home (July 21, Gazipur)
The Sakura Family Home (SFH), operated by the Nakagawa Trust in Japan, provides a permanent home for orphans in Bangladesh.
SFH was inaugurated in July 1994 with the funds provided by Mr. Keisuke Nakagawa, the Japanese Government as well as the Japan Bangladesh Cooperation Fund (JBCF). SFH now has five houses with more than 40 orphans.
The 10th anniversary of its establishment will be held on Wednesday, July 21 at 10:30 am. Ambassador Horiguchi will be the chief guest of the ceremony. For more information, please contact Nakagawa Trust (02-925-6475).
* Japan Cup Karate Tournament-2004 (July 30, Dhaka )
Japan Cup Karate Tournament-2004 will be held on July 30 at 9am at Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka. Deadline for entry is July 26, 8pm. at federation office. For more information, please contact Information and Culture Section, Embassy of Japan (02-881-0087 ext.158, or information@embjp.accesstel.net).
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[3] Recent Events on Japan-Bangladesh Relations
* Reproductive Health Project Final Seminar (July 17, Dhaka )
The Final Seminar of Human Resources Development in Reproductive Health (HRDRH) Project took place on July 17 at Sonargaon Hotel. This project focused on providing in-service training through the networking of leading training organizations in order to provide
quality reproductive health service.
Ambassador's speech at the seminar is on the following website.
http://www.bd.emb-japan.go.jp/en/embassy/speeches/28sphhrdrh170704.html
Project details are on the following website.
http://www.jica.go.jp/bangladesh/activities/07.html
* Pipeline Water Supply for Arsenic Mitigation (July 12, Jessore)
The inaugural ceremony of pipeline water supply for arsenic mitigation took place on July 12 in Sharsha, Jessore, organized by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Asia Arsenic Network (AAN), and KRK (Khalsi, Rajgonj, and Kanaikhali villages) Pipeline Committee.
Ambassador made the following speech at the ceremony.
http://www.bd.emb-japan.go.jp/en/embassy/speeches/27sphann120704.html
For more information, please visit the following JICA and AAN websites.
http://www.jica.go.jp/bangladesh/activities/10.html
http://www.asia-arsenic.net/index-e.htm
* Donations from Japan Red Cross Society (July 10, Dhaka )
The Japan Red Cross Society (JRCS) donated sports goods and stationeries to be gifted to schools boys and girls in the coastal areas of Bangladesh which is worth about 7.5 million Taka. Ambassador Horiguchi handed the goods over to the Youth Department of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) on July 10.
For more information about JRCS and BDRCS, please visit the following websites.
http://www.jrc.or.jp/english/index.html
http://www.bdrcs.org/
* The 2nd Japan-Bangladesh High-Level Talks (June 28, Tokyo )
The 2nd Japan-Bangladesh High-Level Talks between Mr. Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury, Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh, and Mr. Hitoshi Tanaka, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, took place on June 28 in Tokyo. The press release is on the following website.
http://www.bd.emb-japan.go.jp/17pressmofa060704.html
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[4] Information
* Japan 's Official Development Assistance (ODA) Pamphlet
Japan 's Official Development Assistance (ODA) has been aiming at enhancing the strategic value, flexibility, transparency, and efficiency of ODA. The official pamphlet that gives ODA's overview is on the following website.
http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/oda/pamphlet/future/odaetop.htm
For more information about Japan 's ODA, please visit the following website.
http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/oda/index.html
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