Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam spoke at a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka this afternoon. Photo: PID

 
DHAKA, May 27, 2025 (BSS) - Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus wants to turn Maheshkhali-Matarbari into a developed port area like Singapore as Japan is keen to invest there, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said today.
 
"Japan wants to set up its second special economic zone in Matarbari. The chief adviser wants to transform Maheshkhali-Matarbari into a developed port area like Singapore," he told a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy here this afternoon.
 
During his visit to Japan, Alam said, the Chief Adviser will invite big companies to invest in Maheshkhali-Matarbari port.
 
He said Japan may announce US$ 1 billion support for Bangladesh and of the amount, US$ 500 million will be budgetary assistance, US$ 250 million for railway development, and US$ 250 million for other sectors.
 
The press secretary said the issue of how to send trained Bangladeshi manpower to Japan will be of special importance during this visit. 
 
The Chief Adviser has set a target of sending 100,000 Bangladeshi manpower to Japan and for this reason, a decision has been made to provide language training, he added. 
 
He said there will be an in-depth discussion on how to send the manpower with proper language training.
 
Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder and Senior Assistant Press Secretary Foyez Ahammad were also present at the press briefing.