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Japan-Bangladesh E-Bulletin (73rd Issue / Sep 27, 2007)
- Making a Bridge between Japan and Bangladesh -
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[1] Information
* Appointment of New Prime Minister of Japan (Sep 25,
Tokyo)
* Appointment of New Foreign Minister of Japan (Sep 26,
Tokyo)
[2] Recent Event on Japan-Bangladesh Relations
* The Visit of Mr. Chihiro Atsumi, Director-General,
Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Department,Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of Japan(Sep 17)
[3] Relay Essay by Japan Development Scholarship (JDS)
Fellow
(Mr. Mohammed Hossain Sarker, Public Administration)
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* Appointment of New Prime Minister of Japan (Sep 25,
Tokyo)
H.E. Mr. Yasuo Fukuda, a member of the House of
Representatives, was appointed as the Prime Minister on
September 25. Prime Minister Fukuda became the 91th Prime
Minister (the 58th person to assume the post) since H.E.
Mr. Hirobumi Ito, the first Prime Minister of Japan. After
the appointment, Prime Minister Fukuda formed a new
Cabinet.
Further information on Prime Minister Fukuda will be
available soon at the following website:
http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/index-e.html
* Appointment of New Foreign Minister of Japan (Sep 26,
Tokyo)
H.E. Mr. Masahiko Koumura was appointed as Minister for
Foreign Affairs of Japan on September 26. Mr. Itsutoshi
Onodera and Mr. Hitoshi Kimura were appointed as Senior
Vice-Ministers; Mr. Osamu Uno, Mr. Yasuhide Nakayama, and
Mr. Masakatsu Koike were appointed as Vice-Ministers for
Foreign Affairs.
Foreign Minister Koumura’s profile, speeches, and
meetings:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/about/index.html
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[2] Recent Events on Japan-Bangladesh Relations
* The Visit of Mr. Chihiro Atsumi, Director-General,
Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Department,Ministry
of Foreign Affairs of Japan (Sep 17)
Mr. Chihiro Atsumi, Director-General, Southeast and
Southwest Asian Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Japan visited Bangladesh on 17 September. Mr.
Atsumi, accompanied by H.E. Mr. Inoue, Ambassador of Japan
to Bangladesh, paid a courtesy call on Honorable Foreign
Adviser Dr. Iftekhar A Chowdhury and discussed bilateral
issues as well as global ones.
During the meeting, Mr. Atsumi expressed his hope that the
Government of Bangladesh will consolidate democracy in
Bangladesh through holding a free, fair and credible
general election by December 2008 at the latest. Mr.
Atsumi welcomed the lifting of the ban on indoor political
meetings as a step forward in the democratic process in
Bangladesh.
Mr. Atsumi informed the Foreign Advisor that Japan will
continue to support the efforts of the Government of
Bangladesh for political, economic and social reforms
through such measures as election assistance and Official
Development Assistance. Recognizing the fact that
Bangladesh has huge potential for further development, he
stated his expectation that Bangladesh will achieve
further development through the early establishment of a
democratic and stable government.
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[3] Relay Essay by Japan Development Scholarship (JDS)
Fellow
(Mr. Mohammed Hossain Sarker, Public Administration, Meiji
University)
I take the privilege to express my heartfelt thanks to
the authority for selecting me as a ‘JDS Fellow’
2007-2008,
for studying Public Administration at Meiji University.
I accomplished my Master in Physics from Dhaka University.
Although I had no academic study in Public Administration,
immense interest in the public service induced me to join
Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS). I think
the forthcoming study program and experience in Japan will
be most exciting part of my professional life.
The underlying objectives of JDS, one of the most
prestigious human resource development scholarships in
Japan, has helped me to chalk out my immediate and long
term plan of actions as I am directly involved in
implementing development activities under the service of
the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. My
purpose to avail JDS scholarship is to acquire the skills
and knowledge for strengthening my capacity to participate
more effectively in the process of making, implementing
and evaluating public policies with a view to enhance the
socioeconomic development of Bangladesh.
The present institutional infrastructure for delivering
and adoption of new technology, however, is inadequate.
Enhancing technological capability in the public service
remains the strategic challenge. Now it is no longer a
mater of choice but an absolute need of the day. New
communication technologies have made amazingly fast
Information Super Highways wide open for the citizens of
the world. These unprecedented developments are putting
tremendous pressure on developing societies to change
their traditional outlook on the existing mechanism of
public administration. Members of the transformed civil
administration now need to modernize themselves. So,
through my research proposed ‘Accumulation of
Technological Capability Building for changing attitudes
and work habit of Civil Servants at field level
administration’, I do wish to be equipped with the
knowledge and experience of information system of modern
administration that will make me professional know-how. My
gathered knowledge and experience from this course will
make me able to adopt and create technology climate and I
will be able to contribute in capability building of the
civil servant that will change the attitude and will make
a congenial atmosphere for quality service.
My sense of responsibility will be increased and it will
enhance my management skill. Other than that, I shall get
the opportunity to work with scholars, professionals and
policymakers as well as excellent faculty members who are
renowned for their substantial scholarly contributions and
expertise. A large number of students from different
countries will provide me the opportunity to intimate with
the international community and will enable me to acquire
knowledge about current thinking on policy formulation and
implementation. More over, I shall be able to learn
Japanese language which will enrich my negotiable
capability with Japan, the single largest development
partner of our country.
My expectation coming to Meiji University is to reflect on
my working experiences, to evaluate what I am doing as a
young civil servant and upgrade my knowledge on the field
that I am already familiar with.
(Japan Development Scholarship (JDS))
http://www.jice.org/english/jds/bangladesh_org.html
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