Friday, May 4, 2012

Japan's Deputy Prime Minister Katsuya Okada meets Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina


BANGLADESH NEWS

Bangladesh is a country of potential and will go a long way if its potential can be properly utilised, Japan's Deputy Prime Minister Katsuya Okada said
yesterday.
The visiting Japanese leader made the remark during a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in Dhaka.
Okada said the Japanese investment in Bangladesh is increasing, but the problems of electricity, gas and administrative procedure are creating impediments to the investment.
In response, the prime minister said the government has been working to resolve the problems and sought investment from Japan in Bangladesh's power sector.
About corruption, Hasina said her government will show zero tolerance to corruption and it has strengthened the Anticorruption Commission.
PM's Press Secretary Abdul Kalam Azad briefed reporters after the meeting.
Hasina sought Japanese investment in special economic zones saying her government is trying to overcome the power and energy crises.

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