Japanese Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Yasutaka Nakasone will receive the Bangladesh prime minister at the airport.
BSS
25 October, 2026, 11:40 am
Last modified: 25 October, 2026, 11:42 am
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will leave for Japan tonight (25 October) on a four-day official visit at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart, Sanae Takaichi.
During the visit, he will hold high-level bilateral talks with the Japanese prime minister, meet representatives of major Japanese companies and development institutions, visit industrial and energy facilities, and deliver the keynote address at the Bangladesh-Japan Economic Forum.
According to the tour schedule, the Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying the prime minister is scheduled to depart Dhaka at 12:10am on Monday and arrive at Narita International Airport at 9:25am local time the same day.
Japanese Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Yasutaka Nakasone will receive the Bangladesh prime minister at the airport. Tarique Rahman will stay at Tokyo's Imperial Hotel.
On the first day, Tarique Rahman will meet Taro Aso, president of the Japan-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship League, in the afternoon. Japan's Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Tatsunori Ibayashi and senior members of the parliamentary league will also be present.
He will separately meet Masumi Kakinoki, chairman of the Japan-Bangladesh Committee for Commercial and Economic Cooperation, and Dr Akihiko Tanaka, president of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
In the evening, the prime minister will attend a dinner hosted by Yohei Sasakawa, honorary chairman of the Nippon Foundation and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation.
On 27 October, Tarique Rahman will hold a summit meeting with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Japanese Prime Minister's Office. He will receive a guard of honour before the meeting, which will be followed by a joint press announcement and a luncheon hosted by the Japanese prime minister.
The talks are expected to cover the strategic partnership, trade and investment, infrastructure and development cooperation, and regional and international issues of mutual interest.