More than a hundred BNP leaders, activists and supporters living in Japan welcomed Prime Minister Tarique Rahman with rounds of applause as his motorcade arrived at the Japanese Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
They gathered along a road near the Kantei, the Japanese Prime Minister’s Office, in Nagatacho, Chiyoda Ward, around 11am local time and applauded as Tarique’s motorcade entered the premises.
BNP Japan chapter President Mir Rezaul Karim Reza, General Secretary Emdadul Islam Moni, Vice-President Masum Zakir and central leaders Kazi Sadekul Haider Bablu, Jewel Pathan, Tutul Ibrahim, Omar Faruk Ripon, Farhad Prince, Masud Plabon, Imran Al Imu, Ismail Hossain, Sheikh Faisal, Saiful Islam and Tawhidul Islam Helal, among others, were present.
The BNP leaders and supporters chanted slogans welcoming Tarique to Japan, punctuating their cheers with repeated rounds of applause.
A banner featuring Tarique’s photograph carried a message welcoming the Bangladesh Prime Minister to Japan.