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Japan assures help in socio-economic dev

UNB, Dhaka
Japan lauded the new national budget 2009-2010 of Bangladesh with the expectation that it would accelerate the desired socio-economic and infrastructural development of the country and assured assistance in its implementation.
Japanese Ambassador in Bangladesh Masayuki Inoue made the observation when he paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office yesterday.
"The budget reflects the visions and programmes of the government properly" in building Bangladesh as a modern and prosperous country, he was quoted as saying during the meeting.
Hasina sought more assistance from Japan in various isectors, including develop- ment of roads and highways, waterways, energy and power.
Prime Minister's Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad briefed newsmen after the meeting.
As the electricity crisis came up for discussion, the prime minister underscored the need for setting up solar panels and windmills as alternative ways to meet the increasing demand for electricity.
Besides, to make the communications between Dhaka and adjacent areas easier, the government has a plan to introduce commuter train services, she said.
The government has also planned to launch capital and maintenance dredging in the major rivers to save people from unexpected flooding, one of impacts of the global warming, the prime minister
told the envoy.
She sought Japanese assistance in implementing the development programmes.
The Japanese envoy assured the PM of extending necessary cooperation in socio-economic and infrastructural development ofBangladesh.
Inoue hoped that under her leadership Bangladesh would advance towards overall development of its people.
Hasina reiterated her government's strong commitment towards flourishing the country's economy through well-coordinated effort under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) paradigm introduced through the maiden budget of hergovernment.
The PM and the Japanese Ambassador underscored the need for widening educational linkages and more people-to-people contacts between the two countries for common benefit.
Hasina told the envoy that the last BNP-Jamaat government had caused severe harm to the country's economy through corruption and irregularities in all sectors.
Now, she said, the country has started its journey towards sustainable development as the people have got their democratically elected government in a free, fair, neutral and acceptable parliamentary polls held on December 29 last year.
“Now we are trying our best to recover the losses and give people a modern and prosperous life,” she said.
Inoue formally handed over a letter of invitation from Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso to Hasina.
She also invited the Japanese PM to visit Bangladesh at his conve-
nience.
The PM said Bangladesh attaches due importance to its relations with Japan as it is one of the major development partners of the country.
Japan has been assisting Bangladesh in various socioeconomic sectors since the independence, she said.
She recalled the visit of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to Japan after Bangladesh’s independence and said Bangabandhu's tour had played a tremendous role in building friendly relations between the two countries.
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Md Abdul Karim, Prime Minister's Office Secretary MoI 1 ah Waheeduzzaman and former Ambassador M Ziauddin were present.