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    On Saturday, October 7, a soft-opening ceremony of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA, Dhaka International Airport) Terminal 3 was held with the presence of Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and H.E. Mr. Md. Mahbub Ali, Honorable State Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism, MP, and other Ministers and officials.
 
    From Japan, H.E. Mr. KOMURA Masahiro, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Mr. UEHARA Atsushi, Vice-Minister for International Affairs Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and H.E. Mr. IWAMA Kiminori, Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh attended the ceremony.  
 
     H.E. Mr KOMURA said during the ceremony, "I would like to congratulate the soft-opening of HSIA Terminal 3. Japan and Bangladesh have had a very close relationship since the establishment of diplomatic relations, as symbolized by the flags of both countries. In April this year, Prime Minister Kishida and HPM Sheikh Hasina launched a "Strategic Partnership" when she visited Japan and the bilateral relations entered a new era. The new bilateral relations are progressing in a variety of areas, including defense equipment cooperation and joint research toward a possible EPA. In recent years, under the Bay of Bengal Industrial Growth Belt Initiative, we have been actively engaged in the development of quality infrastructure to enhance regional connectivity, including the Dhaka Metro, the Matarbari Deep Sea Port, and HSIA Terminal 3, which we are seeing here. In September of this year, a direct flight connecting Dhaka and Tokyo, which both countries had been longing for, was also launched, and it is expected to further invigorate human traffic and contribute to further expansion of investment by Japanese companies. Located at the nexus of Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, Bangladesh is an important partner in realizing the "Free and Open Indo-Pacific". For the sake of peace, stability and prosperity of the region and the international community, Japan will continue to make concrete efforts, like this terminal, that contribute to strengthening connectivity throughout the region".