Rahman returns from Japan with $6.3 billion investment pledge, patrol boat grant
Bangladesh and Japan reaffirm commitment to the deals; Tokyo ties investment plans more closely to maritime security under revised BIG-B initiative
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman returned from a four-day visit to Japan with pledges of $6.3 billion in private investment over five years, new Japanese loans worth about $295.5 million, and a $13.4 million grant for a Coast Guard patrol vessel, as Japan said it would tie its investment plans more closely to maritime security.