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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the dinner in Tokyo
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman attended a dinner hosted by Yohei Sasakawa, Honorary Chairman of The Nippon Foundation and Sasakawa Peace Foundation, in Tokyo, Japan.
The dinner was held on Monday (October 26) at Hanagasumi Restaurant in Meiji Kinenkan.
The event was attended by the Prime Minister's wife, Dr. Zubaida Rahman, Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M. Rashiduzzaman Millat, Prime Minister’s Adviser on Finance and Planning Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, and State Minister for Foreign Affairs-1 Humayun Kabir.
In addition, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Overseas Employment in the Asia-Pacific Region Dr. Md. Shakirul Islam Khan, Prime Minister's Protocol Officer-2 Kamrul Islam, and other relevant officials attended the dinner. The Nippon Foundation Executive Director Takashi Arikawa and senior officials of the organization were also present.
During the dinner, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman recalled his September meeting with Yohei Sasakawa in Dhaka and thanked him for his long-standing contributions to humanitarian aid, education, and public health in Bangladesh.
The discussions also highlighted the potential for establishing a vaccine production facility in Bangladesh to combat infectious diseases, including possible collaboration on the initiative.
Yohei Sasakawa previously paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman during a visit to Bangladesh last September.
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