A four-member Japanese'

tlonteg^f various projects Implemented under Japanese aid. loan assistance and tech

The team was sent by the Council for Foreign Economic Cooperation, which Is an advisory group for Japanese Prime

Led by Tadashi Ito. a council member, the Japanese team stayed in Bangladesh from December 3 to 7.

The purpose Of the visit was to facilitate the Council of Japanese Aid Policies in taking decisions regarding Bangladesh, according to Japan embassy sources.

During their stay, the team members exchanged views on bilateral relationship between Japan and Bangladesh with M Saifur Rahman. Finance Minister. Enam Ahmed Choudhury. Secretary Economic Relations Division, and other officials concerned.

The projects visited by the team Include NarayanganJ General Hospital. Meghna Bridge. Institute of Post-graduate Studies in Agriculture (IPSA) project at Salna (Savar). They also visited Urea Fertllteer Factory, food storage godowns, fish processing and refrigeration facilities project of Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation In Chittagong and some eye lone-

Yasuo Maruyama, a member of the team and a member of the governing body of International Labour Organization, termed the visit fruitful saying that he was impressed by high demand for Japanese economic cooperation In Bangladesh