Japanese firms keen to take IT engineers from Bangladesh

Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) President Kazushige Nobutani today said that Japanese firms want to hire IT engineers from Bangladesh while automotive institutions are eager to invest in this country.

“Bangladesh’s economic activities are increasing rapidly. Therefore, Japanese automotive institutions are eager to invest in Bangladesh and IT organizations want to hire IT engineers from Bangladesh,” he said.

The JETRO chief said this in a meeting with State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak at the latter’s office at ICT Tower in the city’s Agargaon area, said a press release here.

Nobutani lauded the massive infrastructural development and activities implemented in various sectors, including the ICT sector, by the present government under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

At the meeting, Palak informed the JETRO chief that the ICT Division will undertake skill development programmes as per the demand of Japan’s IT sector under the Enhancing Digital Government and Economy (EDGE) Project.

He sought JETRO’s cooperation to bring Japanese investment in high-tech parks in Bangladesh.

During the meeting, they also discussed how Japan-Bangladesh can work together with mutual cooperation for the development of Bangladesh’s information technology (IT) sector and building ‘Smart Bangladesh’.

The meeting also discussed on increasing business cooperation and startup exchange between the Japanese private sector and Bangladeshi IT firms.

Secretary of the ICT Division Md Shamsul Arefin and JETRO’s officials concerned were present at the meeting. (BSS)