Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus met Tsuneaki Hirao and Duncan Power from Japan at Yunus Centre on Tuesday.
Together with Grameen Shikkha, their company in Japan have launched a caregiving training programme in Bangladesh that provides both Japanese language and caregiving training.
Currently, there are 104 trainees in the programme, and this number is expected to increase steadily.
Graduates will be offered job opportunities in Japan with no cost to the trainees.
The first batch is expected to leave for Japan in January 2027.
Hirao and Power previously founded Japan Auto Mechanic Co. Ltd., in collaboration with Grameen Shikhha through which a total of 29 have gone to Japan so far.
Another two will go soon. There have been a total of 74 graduates, and another 24 being trained in two batches.
Caregiving is one of the most in-demand services in Japan .
If this initiative succeeds, it could create a meaningful pathway for young Bangladeshis to build their futures with valuable skills, dignified work, and financial independence, said the Yunus Centre.
"We hope this project will also open the door to many more opportunities for young people from Bangladesh to work and learn in Japan in the years ahead."
Lamiya Morshed, Executive Director of Yunus Centre, was also present at the meeting.