Japan-Bangladesh Relations
Japan-Bangladesh Relations (Basic Data)
May 15, 2023
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in February 1972
Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Bangladesh: 1,054 (October 2022)
- Number of Bangladeshi nationals residing in Japan: 20,954 (June 2022)
Trade with Japan (2020-21):
- Exports from Bangladesh: 1,354million dollar (woven garments including knit goods and leather)
- Imports to Bangladesh: 2,436million dollar (iron and steel, ships, vehicles, nuclear reactors, machinery and mechanical appliances)
Direct Investment from Japan:
- 122.72million dollar (2021-22)
Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- Loans: 2395.8 billion yen (cumulative total as of fiscal 2020)
- Grants: 501.6 billion yen (cumulative total as of fiscal 2020)
- Technical cooperation: 95.9billion yen (cumulative total as of fiscal 2020)
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1994 | President of the Japan-Bangladesh Parliamentarians' League Hiroshi Mitsuzuka |
| 1995 | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Hakuo Yanagisawa |
| 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002 | Vice-President of the Japan-Bangladesh Parliamentarians League Shin Sakurai |
| 2000 | Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori |
| 2003 | Acting President of the Japan-Bangladesh Parliamentarians League Shin Sakurai |
| 2004 | President of the Japan-Bangladesh Parliamentarians League Shin Sakurai |
| 2005 | Senior Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Takayoshi Tsuneda |
| 2005 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Shuzen Tanigawa |
| 2005 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ichiro Aisawa |
| 2006 | President of the Japan-Bangladesh Parliamentarians League Shin Sakurai |
| 2006 | Former Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura |
| 2006 | Foreign Minister Taro Aso |
| 2008 | Chief Secretary of the Japan-Bangladesh Parliamentarians League Tetsushi Sakamoto Secretary General Yasutoshi Nishimura of the Japan-Bangladesh Parliamentarians League |
| 2009 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiko Hashimoto |
| 2011 | Parliamentary Vice-Ministers for Foreign Affairs Ikuo Yamahana |
| 2012 | Deputy Prime Minister Katsuya Okada |
| 2014 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida |
| 2014 | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe |
| 2015 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoshihiro Seki |
| 2016 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Kihara |
| 2017 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Shunsuke Takei |
| 2017 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Iwao Horii |
| 2017 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Kono |
| 2018 | Special Advisor to Prime Minister Kentaro Sonoura |
| 2018 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Iwao Horii |
| 2018 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Kono |
| 2019 | Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Toshimitsu Motegi |
| 2019 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshiko Abe |
| 2019 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Kono |
| 2022 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Honda |
| 2022 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shunsuke Takei |
| 2023 | Special Advisor to Prime Minister Gen Nakatani |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia |
| 1995 | Foreign Minister A.S.M. Mostafizur Rahman |
| 1997 | Finance Minister Shah Abu Muhammad Shamsul Kibria Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina |
| 1998 | Foreign Minister Abdus Samad Azad |
| 2000 | Foreign Minister Abdus Samad Azad Speaker of Parliament Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury |
| 2001 | Minister for Science, Information and Communication Technology Abdul Moyeen Khan |
| 2002 | Foreign Minister Morshed Khan |
| 2003 | Foreign Minister Morshed Khan |
| 2003 | Minister of Law, Justice Moudud Ahmed |
| 2005 | Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia |
| 2007 | Finance advisor Dr. A. B. Mirza Azizul Islam |
| 2007 | Chief Advisor Mukhlesur Rahman Chowdhury |
| 2009 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali |
| 2009 | Speaker of the National Parliament Abdul Hamid |
| 2010 | Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (accompanied by Finance Minister Abul Maal A Muhith and Foreign Minister Dipu Moni) |
| 2011 | Minister of Education Nurul Islam Nahid |
| 2011 | Finance Minister Abul Maal A Muhith |
| 2011 | Minister of Commerce Faruk Khan |
| 2012 | Minister of Food and Disaster Management Abdul Razzak |
| 2012 | Minister of Commerce Golam Mohammad Kader |
| 2012 | Foreign Minister Dipu Moni |
| 2012 | Finance Minister Abul Maal A Muhith |
| 2013 | Finance Minister Abul Maal A Muhith， Minister of Cultural Affairs Asaduzzaman Noor, Prime Minister’s Advisor on International Affairs Dr. Gowher Rizvi |
| 2013 | Minister of Textiles & Jute Abdul Latif Siddique |
| 2014 | Governor of Central Bank Atiur Rahman |
| 2014 | Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina |
| 2014 | Speaker of the National Parliament Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury |
| 2014 | Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism Rashed Khan Menon |
| 2014 | Minister of Education Nurul Islam Nahid |
| 2014 | Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mohammed Nasim |
| 2015 | Minister of Water Resources Anisul Islam Mahmud |
| 2015 | State Minister of Finance M A Manna, Governor of Central Bank Atiur Rahman |
| 2015 | President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Saber Hossain Chowdhury Minister of Disaster Management and Relief Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury (Maya) Bir Bikram (to attend the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction) |
| 2015 | Minister of State (Communications and Information Technology) Zunaid Ahmed Palak |
| 2015 | Minister of Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader |
| 2015 | President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Saber Hossain Chowdhury |
| 2015 | Minister of Planning A H M Mustafa Kamal |
| 2016 | Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (to attend the G7 Ise-Shima Summit) |
| 2016 | Minister of State (Communications and Information Technology) Zunaid Ahmed Palak |
| 2016 | Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Anisul Huq |
| 2016 | Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith |
| 2017 | Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith (to attend Annual Meeting of the ADB) |
| 2017 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam |
| 2018 | Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Mostafa Jabbar |
| 2018 | Foreign Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali (Official Working Visit) |
| 2018 | Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed |
| 2019 | Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina |
| 2019 | State Minister of Youth and Sports Md. Zahid Ahsan Russel |
| 2019 | Minister of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Imran Ahmad |
| 2019 | President Md. Abdul Hamid (to attend the Ceremony of the Enthronement of His Majesty the Emperor) |
| 2019 | Minister of Local Government and Rural Development & Co-operatives Md. Tazul Islam |
| 2019 | Minister of Social Welfare Nuruzzaman Ahmed |
| 2021 | State Minister of Youth and Sports Md. Zahid Ahsan Russel |
| 2022 | Foreign Minister A. K. Abdul Momen |
| 2023 | Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina |