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2023/1/26
Japan provides VBSS equipment for to Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) through UNODC

On January 25, Ambassador IWAMA Kiminori attended the ceremony to hand over Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) equipment, funded by the Government of Japan, to Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG).
Japan provided helmets, flashlights, and other equipment to BCG through the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for maritime law enforcement activities and training.
The ceremony was attended by Rear Admiral Ashraful Hoq Chowdhryndu, afwc, psc, BN, Director General of BCG ,Mr. Marco Teixeira, Regional Representative of UNODC Regional Office for South Asia, Mr. Joshua Arteta Gonzalez, Associate Programme Officer for Bangladesh and officials of BCG.