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Japan-Bangladesh E-Bulletin (64th Issue / Mar 1, 2007)
- Making a Bridge between Japan and Bangladesh -
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[Recent Events on Japan-Bangladesh Relations]
* Ambassador’s Visit to Chittagong Hill Tracts (Feb 24-26)
* Japan’s Contribution to the Visually Disabled People
(Feb 20, Dhaka)
* Bangla Speech and Bangla Solo Music Competition (Feb 19,
Dhaka)
* Japan’s Support in Fight against Avian Influenza (Feb
17, Dhaka)
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[Recent Events on Japan-Bangladesh Relations]
* Ambassador’s Visit to Chittagong Hill Tracts (Feb 24-26)
Ambassador of Japan, H.E. Mr. Masayuki Inoue, visited
Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) from February 24 to 26. The
main purpose of his visit was to inaugurate two Multi
Purpose Community Centres funded by Japan through UNDP.
Japan provided UNDP a grant to build ten community centres
in CHT to promote human security in the area.
* Japan’s Contribution to the Visually Disabled People
(Feb 20, Dhaka)
On February 20, the Government of Japan and Blind
Education and Rehabilitation Development Organization (BERDO)
signed a Grant Contract amounting to US$88,996
(approximately Tk60 lac) on the reconstruction of a
talking library for the visually disabled people in Dhaka.
BERDO will install a recording studio at Mirpur and
purchase some equipment to produce educational software.
Japan has granted US$8.8 million (approximately Tk61.9
crore) contributions to 105 NGOs’ 126 projects. It has
been a significant support of the NGOs’ efforts to promote
social development at the grassroots level in Bangladesh.
* Bangla Speech and Bangla Solo Music Competition (Feb 19,
Dhaka)
The Japanese Universities Alumni Association in Bangladesh
(JUAAB) organized Bangla Speech and Bangla Solo Music
Competition on February 19 at Dhaka University TSC
Auditorium, celebrating the International Mother Language
Day. Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University, Prof. Dr. SMA
Faiz, Ambassador Inoue and other guests were present.
Foreign nationals showed their competency in the Bangla
language while Bangladeshis in the Japanese language. A
cultural function followed the competition.
* Japan’s Support in Fight against Avian Influenza (Feb
17, Dhaka)
On February 17, the inaugural ceremony of the Advocacy
Meeting on Asian and Human Pandemic Influenza was held at
the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Adviser for the
Ministry, Major General (Retd) Dr. ASM Matiur Rahman
launched a country-wide training program that will
eventually reach 28 million people. Ambassador Inoue,
Representative for UNICEF, Mr. Louis-Georges Arsenault,
Representative for WHO, Dr. Duangbedhi Shanehabal, and
other guests were present.
The Government of Japan funded the project at a cost of
US$688,547. The government of Japan decided last year to
provide US$1.8 million to Bangladesh through UNICEF to
tackle the Avian and Human Pandemic Influenza especially
in risk communication and preventive activities. In
addition, Japan provided in total US$47 million to other
nine developing countries in Asia and Africa, through
UNICEF simultaneously.
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