Bangladesh PM Rahman Returns From Japan With $6.3 Billion Investment Pledge and Security Ties

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visited Japan from October 26 to 29 and returned with a promised $6.3 billion in private investment over five years, expected to create around 200,000 jobs. Japan also pledged new loans and a $13.4 million grant for a Coast Guard patrol vessel, while both sides expanded the BIG-B framework to include economic security and maritime cooperation. However, the article notes that several agreements predate Rahman’s February inauguration, so the $6.3 billion cannot be counted as newly secured investment from this trip.