Japan to offer $329m to Bangladesh to battle Covid-19: Abe tells Hasina

Japan will give 329 million US dollars (comparable to 35 billion yen) to Bangladesh as an award to enable the nation to battle coronavirus.

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"Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made this declaration when he conversed with his Bangladesh partner Sheik Hasina over the telephone this evening," PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim told BSS.

The Japanese chief educated Prime Minister Sheik Hasina that their parliament has just endorsed the award, the press secretary said.

During the almost 25-minute telephonic talk that started around 1:05 pm, the two premiers examined issues identified with the pandemic, reciprocal financial participation, and the undertakings being actualized with Japanese help.

Karim said the Bangladesh PM looked for a greater venture from Japan to additionally support monetary ties.

She additionally put accentuation on further reinforcing reciprocal participation.

As Sheik Hasina notified Shinzo Abe of the current Rohingya circumstance, the Japanese head said that he would converse with the Myanmar initiative to settle the extended Rohingya emergency, the press secretary said.

Sheik Hasina expressed gratitude toward Shinzo Abe for giving defensive hardware like PPE, covers, and goggles to Bangladesh to contain the transmission of Covid-19.

The Bangladesh leader trusted that the 2020 Summer Olympics, which was booked to be sorted out this year in Tokyo however was delayed because of the pandemic, will be held in 2021 in Japan on schedule.