2024-09-07 14:33:50
Mohammad Fawzul Kabir Khan, adviser to the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges, has sought financial and technical support from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in various sectors, including the speedy opening of two metro rail stations (Mirpur-10 and Kazipara) which were attacked by miscreants during the anti-discrimination student movement.
A four-member delegation led by Ichiguchi Tomohide, chief representative of JICA in Bangladesh, met with the adviser in the meeting room of the Road Transport and Highways Department at the Secretariat on Thursday (September 5). At this time, the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges wants the cooperation of JICA; Muhammad Fawzul Kabir Khan, advisor in charge of Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources and Ministry of Railways.
Muhammad Fawzul Kabir Khan said, “The interim government is committed to improving the quality of life of the people of Bangladesh.” He appreciated the friendly relations between Bangladesh and Japan and the support of JICA as a development partner in various projects of the country.
Paying tribute to the martyrs of the student movement, the advisor said that the people of Bangladesh want change. They want an end to corruption, injustice and discrimination in the name of so-called development. The current government is working to fulfill this expectation of the people.
He also said that in order to fulfill public expectations, the current government has taken a policy decision to introduce open tender system along with repealing the controversial section 34(a) of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission Act (BERC) and not to give any special benefits to anyone in this regard.
He sought JICA’s financial and technical support in various projects of roads, bridges, railways, electricity and energy sectors, including reducing the use of fossil fuels, increasing the use of renewable energy, speeding up the two damaged stations of the metro rail, and transitioning from the gas crisis.
Ichiguchi Tomohide, chief representative of JICA assigned to Bangladesh, said that JICA is always interested in working to improve the quality of life of the people of Bangladesh.
Apart from appreciating the steps taken by the interim government, he also mentioned that he would give full cooperation to the government.
Referring to the huge amount of investment in Bangladesh, Ichiguchi Tomohide said that JICA is one of Bangladesh’s development partners. The company always strives to ensure quality of work, transparency and environmental protection in projects.
At this time, he sought the government’s cooperation to complete the ongoing projects as soon as possible and assured the adviser about investing in new projects.
In the meeting, the senior secretary of road transport and highway department. Ehchanul Haque, Senior Secretary of Electricity Department. Habibur Rahman, senior secretary of bridge department. Manjur Hossain, Secretary of the Ministry of Railways Abdul Baki, Managing Director of DMTCL MAN Siddique, Secretary of Energy and Mineral Resources Department. Senior officials of the ministry including Nurul Alam were present.