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                      Japan-Bangladesh E-Bulletin (62nd Issue / Feb 1, 2007) 
                      
                      - Making a Bridge between Japan and Bangladesh - 
                      
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                      [1] Recent Event on Japan-Bangladesh Relations 
                      
                      * New JOCVs’ Arrival in Dhaka (Jan 12, Dhaka) 
                      
                      [2] Information 
                      
                      * Prime Minister Abe’s Policy Speech (Jan 26, Tokyo) 
                      
                      * Foreign Minister Aso’s Policy Speech (Jan 26, Tokyo) 
                      
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                      [1] Recent Event on Japan-Bangladesh Relations 
                      
                      * New JOCVs’ Arrival in Dhaka (Jan 12, Dhaka) 
                      
                      Seven new Japanese Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) 
                      arrived in Bangladesh on Janury 12. They extend 
                      cooperation in areas such as infection control, sports, 
                      rural community development, Japanese language, and 
                      science and mathematics education. They work for public 
                      organizations all over Bangladesh for two years. 
                      
                      Currently, forty-eight volunteers are engaged in various 
                      activities across Bangladesh with a good command of 
                      Bengali language. 
                      
                      Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has 
                      dispatched a total of 903 JOCVs to Bangladesh since March 
                      1973. Areas of cooperation include agriculture, forestry 
                      and fisheries, processing, maintenance and management, 
                      civil engineering and construction, health and hygiene, 
                      education, and culture and sports. 
                      
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                      [2] Information 
                      
                      * Prime Minister Abe’s Policy Speech (Jan 26, Tokyo) 
                      
                      Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Mr. Shinzo Abe, delivered a 
                      policy speech to a plenary session of the House of 
                      Representatives and the House of Councillors after the 
                      opening ceremony of the 166th session of the 
                      Diet on January 26. 
                      
                      For the full text of his speech, please visit the website 
                      below: 
                      
                      http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/abephoto/2007/01/26shisei_e.html   
                      
                      * Foreign Minister Aso’s Policy Speech (Jan 26, Tokyo) 
                      
                      Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, H.E. Mr. Taro Aso, 
                      delivered a policy speech to the 166th Session of the Diet 
                      on January 26. 
                      
                      For the full text of his speech, please visit the website 
                      below: 
                      
                      http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/fm/aso/speech0701.html 
                      
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