TDS Desk:

The contract signing ceremony of ‘Project for Improvement of Fish Landing Center of BFDC in Cox’s Bazar district’ was held on Wednesday (29 January) in Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo.

The contract was signed between Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation (BFDC) and JDC-KONOIKE Joint Venture. The project will be implemented with grant assistance from the Japan Government.

Bangladesh’s ambassador to Japan Md. Daud Ali welcomed all and thanked the Japan Government for continuous support and cooperation in the development of Bangladesh. Mentioning that Japan is Bangladesh’s largest single development partner, the ambassador said that this cooperation is gradually expanding in various sectors including trade and commerce, agriculture, infrastructure, communication, health, education, and human resource development. He hoped that the friendly relations between the two countries will become stronger in the future.

A grant agreement for the project was signed between ERD and JICA on 28 March 2024 for an amount of 2.294 billion Japanese Yen (equivalent to Tk. 168.48 crore or 15.31 million USD). The project is expected to turn the Cox’s Bazar Fish landing Center into a modern fish landing facilities that will increase capacity and enhance landing ability for wholesale fish market.

BFDC Chairman Suraiya Akhtar Jahan signed the agreement on behalf of Bangladesh Government. She sought Japan’s continued support for the development of Bangladesh’s fisheries sector.

The event was moderated by Economic Minister Syed Nasir Ershad.