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Japan-Bangladesh E-Bulletin (74th Issue / Oct 18, 2007)
- Making a Bridge between Japan and Bangladesh -
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[1] Recent Event on Japan-Bangladesh Relations
* Four
New Japanese Overseas Cooperation Volunteers Arrived
(Sep 28)
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Sanitary Landfill site
under Japan Debt Cancellation Fund in Matuail inaugurated
(Oct 3)
[2] Relay Essay by Japan Development Scholarship (JDS)
Fellow
(Mr.
Mohammad Elius Hssain, Public Administration, Yamaguchi
University)
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[1] Recent Events on Japan-Bangladesh Relations
* Four
New Japanese Overseas Cooperation Volunteers Arrived
(Sep 28)
On
September 28, four new Japanese Overseas Cooperation
Volunteers(JOCV) arrived in Bangladesh in order to extend
cooperation in different sectors such as infection
control, nurse, midwife, and PC instructor. They will work
in public organizations of Bangladesh for the next two
years.
Since March 1973, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
has dispatched a total of 923 JOCVs to Bangladesh in
various fields as agriculture, forestry and fisheries,
processing, maintenance and management, civil engineering
and construction, health and hygiene, education, culture
and sports.
At
present there are as many as 53 volunteers engaged in
various activities throughout Bangladesh, all speaking the
Bengali language.
The new JOCV members called on Mr. Masayuki Inoue,
Ambassador of Japan, on September 30 at the Chancery.
Ambassador Inoue said “I wish you to fully demonstrate
your talents and skills for the benefit of the people of
Bangladesh”.
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Sanitary Landfill site
under Japan Debt Cancellation Fund in Matuail inaugurated
(Oct 3)
On October 3, 2007, Mr. Masayuki Inoue, Ambassador of
Japan to Bangladesh, formally opened the Sanitary Landfill
at Matuail, Dhaka, constructed by Japan’s debt
cancellation fund. In the inaugural session, Honorable
Mayor of Dhaka City Corporation, Mr. Sadeque Hossain Khoka;
Resident Representative in JICA Bangladesh Office, Ms.
Nobuko Suzuki Kayasima; and Vice Chancellor of Bangladesh
University of Engineering and Technology, Dr. A. M. M.
Shafiullah were also present.
The Government of Japan, upon request of the
Government of Bangladesh, has approved the construction of
this Sanitary Landfill at a cost of taka 46.63 crore in
2005-2007.
Ambassador Inoue stated in his speech that, Matuail
Sanitary Landfill site is the first successful pilot
application of sanitary landfill system that is proposed
by the Clean Dhaka Master Plan of Japan's development
study program. He further said that he is profoundly
grateful to the Bangladesh Government for the ample
encouragement they provided in a perpetual manner in order
to materialize the deliverables.
At the ceremony, the Ambassador expressed his
optimism that such facility would create greater scopes
for inspiring community participation by correcting the
present weaknesses in the system, would put the best
practices into use, and thus help to evolve new ways to
tackle emerging challenges in urban solid waste
management.
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[2] Relay Essay by Japan Development Scholarship (JDS)
Fellow
(Mr.
MOHAMMAD ELIUS HOSSAIN, Public Administration,
Yamaguchi University)
I am Mohammad Elius Hossain, a member of Bangladesh Civil
Service (Administration) cadre and now working as Senior
Assistant Commissioner at the Office of the Deputy
Commissioner in Jhenaidah under the Ministry of
Establishment. At first, I would like to thank the
concerned authorities specially JICE and the Government of
Bangladesh (GOB) for selecting me as one of the JDS
fellows (2007-2008) to the Masters Level Program in the
field of Public Administration in Yamaguchi University of
Japan.
I did graduation (Honours) degree in Accounting &
completed masters of Commerce in the same subject from the
University of Dhaka. As a student of Accounting I had to
study Economics, Statistics, Finance, Business
Mathematics, Operational Research, Financial Management
etc. My academic background led me to start my career as a
banker in a renowned private bank. At the same time I felt
keen interest to involve myself in Public Policy which
induced me to join in the Bangladesh Civil Service
(Administration) cadre. Being an officer of Administration
with having pro people attitude I am very much interested
to see the grass root people to a close proximity. Keeping
this in mind, I am planning to gain some knowledge and
expertise to boost up effectiveness of local governance;
especially its policy making, policy formulation and
policy implementation.
The constitution of the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh
emphasizes on local government institutions in Bangladesh
for the empowerment and participation of the people in the
development process at the local level. Article 9 of the
constitution, under fundamental principles of state
policy, says, “the state shall encourage local government
institutions composed of representatives of the areas
concerned and such institutions special representation
shall be given, as far as possible, to peasants, workers
and women. But in our country Local Government (LG)
financial system has not yet been decentralized completely
and effectively. To implement a comprehensive
decentralization process, the first task is to build
financial capacities of local government bodies. The
reason behind choosing “Decentralization And Improvement
of Local Governance: Strengthening Union Parisad through
Effective Financial Management” as my research in
Yamaguchi University lies here.
At present I am working in the field administration at
district level. I have the experiences to work with the
local government bodies e.g. Zilla (District) Parishad,
Upazilla Parishad and Union Parishad; the three common
tiers of local government in Bangladesh. From my
experiences and observation I have identified the
weaknesses of LG in financial Management System. An
officer of administration cadre is very much concerned
with Local Government. However, after returning to
Bangladesh I have ample opportunities in the relevant
field such as Upazilla Nirbahi Officer ((UNO), Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of Zilla Parishad and in the
relevant fields of bureaucratic hierarchy.
Finally, I like to commit that I would try my level best
to improve the existing financial management system of LG
of Bangladesh in light of Japanese LG policies, with the
modern tools and techniques that I am planning to gain as
a JDS fellow (2007-2008) from Yamaguchi University of
Japan.
(Japan Development Scholarship (JDS))
http://www.jice.org/english/jds/bangladesh_org.html
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