Japan to provide US$4m for Bangladesh’s primary education dev

The Japan government will provide 500 Japanese
yen (about USD 4 million) as grant for Fourth Primary Education Development
Programme (PEDP4) of the country.

Japanese Ambassador in Dhaka Iwama Kiminorio and Economic Relations Division
Secretary Sharifa Khan signed the Exchange of Notes on the Japanese Grant
aid, a press release issued by Japanese Embassy said here today.

Based on this agreement between the two counties, Chief Representative of
JICA Bangladesh Office Ichiguchi Tomohide and Sharifa Khan also signed a
relevant Grant Agreement.

“In order for Bangladesh to achieve the further ambition to become a
developed country in 2041, it is important not only to achieve economic
growth but also to improve the quality of education accelerating Bangladesh’s
inclusive growth,” said Japanese ambassador on the occasion.

He said that education, which develops human resources, is essential for
Bangladesh’s future sustainable development.

“I would like to emphasize that PEDP4 has been playing and will play a vital
role. We will continue to support every level of education in this country,”
he added.

Japan has provided total two billion Japanese Yen (about USD 15 million) for
PEDP4, including this fourth grant, which is the financial support for a
variety of implementations for achieving the programme. (BSS)