On September 2, Ambassador Watanabe attended the First International Conference on Digital Education (ICDE) at University of Dhaka with Mr. Nurul Islam Nahid, Honorable Minister for Education, Prof. Dr. Atiur Rahman, Honorable Governor of Bangladesh Bank, Prof. Dr. A.A.M.S Arefin Siddique, Honorable Vice Chancellor of University of Dhaka and many distinguished guests. Ambassador addressed in his speech that education is a human right which enables people to enhance their potential and capacities thereby leading their lives with dignity, and at the same time, education plays a pivotal role in social and economic development. Japan has supported the government of Bangladesh to improve of education in Bangladesh for many years and will continue to work together to deliver quality education to all the people of Bangladesh.