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20 April 2009
Out of over 250 candidates, 20 Bangladeshi young government
officials have been nominated as finalists for Japan
Development Scholarship (JDS)
On April 20, 2008, the Nomination Announcement Ceremony for
Japan Development Scholarship (JDS) candidates was held at the
NEC Building, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar..
Mr. M. Musharraf Hossain Bhuiyan, Secretary of ERD, Ministry
of Finance, and His Excellency Mr. Yonezo Fukuda, Charge
d'Affaires ad interim of Japan to Bangladesh, graced the
occasion.
Out of 269 candidates, 20 Bangladeshi young government
officials have been selected for the JDS. The finalists will
take Japanese language training programme from April 22nd
for two months. They will soon leave for studying in Japan for
two years to get Master's degrees in various fields.
During the ceremony, the Charge d'Affairs a.i. of Japan called
on JDS finalists to keep in mind that both Bangladeshi and
Japanese people expect a great deal from them for the
development of their own country through making the best use
of knowledge and experience acquired in Japan.
The formal title of Japan Development Scholarship is "The
Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship
(JDS)." This was established by the Government of the People's
Republic of Bangladesh with the assistance of the Government
of Japan in 2001. JDS will contribute to enhancing the
knowledge and skills of young Bangladeshi people so that they
can play leading roles in the development of Bangladesh after
completion of their studies. In the last seven years, a total
of 147 JDS fellows were sent to Japan, and almost three
fourths of them have returned to Bangladesh with their
accomplishments and ambitions to contribute to the country.
They have started to play significant roles in various
sectors, and the accumulation of such JDS returned fellows is
expected to contribute to the development of this country in
their fields.
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