Japan has agreed to recruit 120,000 skilled workers from Bangladesh over the next five years under a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between the two countries. Another MoU has also been signed to establish a training center in Dhaka to prepare Bangladeshi workers for employment in Japan.

This announcement was made by the Chief Advisor’s Press Secretary, Shafiqul Alam, in a verified Facebook post on Thursday, May 29. In the post, he stated that during the Bangladesh Seminar on Human Resources, Mikio Kesagayama, Chairman of Japan’s National Business Support Combined Cooperatives, revealed plans to recruit 100,000 Bangladeshis through their member group within five years. Additionally, several Japanese companies intend to hire thousands of more skilled workers from Bangladesh.

Meanwhile, Interim Government Chief Advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus delivered a speech at the Nikkei Forum held in Japan, where he urged Japanese investors to consider Bangladesh as a potential investment destination. Dr. Yunus arrived in Japan on Wednesday, May 28, at 2:05 p.m. local time to attend the forum. He was received at Tokyo Airport by Daud Ali, the Bangladeshi ambassador to Japan. The Chief Advisor had departed for Japan earlier, on Tuesday, May 27, at 2:15 a.m. Bangladesh time from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.