UNB: Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on Wednesday underscored the potential of a trilateral partnership among Bangladesh, India and Japan — leveraging Bangladesh’s strategic location.
He said this partnership would focus on investment, market development, and enhanced connectivity, with India’s growing economy and Japan’s capital surplus playing crucial roles.
Speaking at a policy colloquium, the foreign secretary also urged Japan to expand its BIG-B initiative for regional prosperity and sustainable development.Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori emphasised the rising geopolitical significance of Bangladesh in the global context.
The policy colloquium titled ‘From the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal: New Possibilities in the Bangladesh, Japan, India Trilateral Partnership’ was held at the Syndicate Hall of North South University (NSU).The event was organised by the university’s Center for Peace Studies (CPS) of the South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance (SIPG).