Japan will provide an amount of 476 million Japanese Yen (equivalent to approximately Tk 32.27 crore or $3.41 million for the project titled 'The Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS)', reports BSS.
In this regard, 'Exchange of Notes' and 'Grant Agreements' were signed on Wednesday between Bangladesh and Japan.
Sharifa Khan, Secretary, Economic Relations Division (ERD), Ministry of Finance signed the 'Exchange of Notes' and the 'Grant Agreements' on behalf of the government, while Ito Naoki, Ambassador of Japan in Bangladesh, signed the 'Exchange of Notes' and ICHIGUCHI Tomohide, Chief Representative, JICA Bangladesh Office signed the 'Grant Agreements' on behalf of the government of Japan.
'The Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS)' is being implemented during the period 2001-2025 by the ERD.
Under the project, the grant provided by the government of Japan is being utilized for scholarships for the BCS cadre officers, Bangladesh Judicial Service officers and first class officers of Bangladesh Bank to study Masters and Ph.D. courses at various universities in Japan.
This scholarship is contributing to develop knowledge and skills acquired through higher education from Japanese universities; moreover, it is helping to develop relations between the two countries.
Some 383 officials have achieved Master's degree and 2 officials have achieved Ph.D. degrees from different Japanese Universities.
Currently, some 89 officials are pursuing Master's degree and 12 officials are pursuing Ph.D. degree in Japan. Japan so far spent approximately 5.94 billion Japanese Yen ($40.45 million) as grant for implementing this project for the period 2001-2022.
Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul
