State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Md Mahbub Ali on Monday said direct air connectivity between Bangladesh and Japan will play an important role in making the existing bilateral relations more effective and wider.
He said this while addressing an event organised by Biman Bangladesh Airlines on the grand opening of the Narita (Japan)-Dhaka Flight at a hotel in Japan’s Narita on Monday night (local time).
This flight is a gift from the prime minister to Bangladeshi expatriates brothers and sisters, he said, hoping that it will help expatriates keep a close relation with the country and make their journey to the country hassle free and more comfortable.
the Bangladeshis will avail themselves to visit Japan easier, he said.
Simultaneously, Japanese people can visit and enjoy Bangladeshi beautiful nature, rivers, mountain, the world's longest sea beach at Cox’s Bazar, greenery of tea gardens in Sylhet, traditional food and warm hospitality, colourful festivals, archaeological sites, many ancient mosques and temples, UNESCO declared world heritage and the world's largest mangrove forest Sundarbans, sixty dome mosque of Bagerhat and Paharpur Buddhist Vihara etc.
Actually, the aviation and tourism industry will take the relationship of the two countries further forward by creating people-to-people relations, he hoped.
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He said opportunities for economic and technological cooperation, trade and investment, education, tourism, culture and sports activities will increase between the countries in the days to come.
Bangladesh offers an unparalleled investment climate compared to the other South Asian economies. Bangladesh is a largely homogeneous society with no major internal or external tensions and a population with great resilience in the face of adversity, the state minister said.
Mahbub Ali said the confidence of foreign investors in Bangladesh has increased, as the country has taken a series of measures to build up investment-friendly infrastructure; develop the energy sector; provide necessary facilities and support to set up industries and simplify rules and regulations.
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