Diplomatic and Research Visit to Bangladesh

​Prof. Dr. Kozo Watanabe and Prof. Dr. Anwar Hossain made a diplomatic visit to Bangladesh last month. A series of important meetings were made throughout the visit. The following are glimpses from a fruitful mission in Bangladesh. 

​Meeting with the Honorable Minister of the Environment, Forestry, and Climate Change of Bangladesh, H.E. Saber Hossain Chowdhury was an absolute privilege. It was a very inspiring meeting and looking forward to an exciting Japan-Bangladesh collaboration. Prof. Kozo informed the honorable Minister about future research projects on water pollution and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Bangladesh. He gave some insightful suggestions from the viewpoint of Bangladesh. 

Gift giving ceremony. From left: Prof. Dr. Kozo and H.E. Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Minister of the Environment, Forestry, and Climate Change of Bangladesh

They met with the Honorable Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. A. S. M. Maksud Kamal, University of Dhaka, and discussed collaborative projects with Dhaka University (DU).  

From left: Prof. Dr. Anwar Hossain, Vice-Chancellor of University of Dhaka Prof. Dr. A. S. M. Maksud Kamal, Prof. Kozo, and Dr. Mitra.

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​They have met with Prof. Dr. Md. Kawser Ahmed, Member (Secretary), General Economics Division, Planning Division, Bangladesh. 

​They had a very fruitful meeting with the Director General Dr. Abdul Hamid of the Department of Environment (DoE), Director Mr. Farid Ahmed, and other scientists of the Dhaka Lab. 

Pictured third from left: Director General Dr. Abdul Hamid of the Department of Environment (DoE)

​Apart from diplomatic visits, this trip was filled with programs that focused on Japan-Bangladesh capacity building.

On 28th May 2024, a JSPS Core-to-Core Seminar was held at the Department of Fisheries, DU attended by DU students and faculty members.

Honorable Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Kamal was the Chair of the Project brainstorming workshop titled "Implementation of Water Quality Monitoring System and Purification Technology to Control Health Risks of Water Environment in the Dhaka Metropolitan Area" held at DU on 29th May 2024. 
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​On 30th May 2024, honorable chairman of the Bangladesh Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Prof. Dr. Md. Aftab Ali Shaikh chaired two seminars delivered by Prof. Dr. Kozo Watanabe and Prof. Dr. Anwar Hossain respectively. More than 200 scientists from BCSIR have attended.

​The outcomes of this mission will provide a strong foundation for new collaboration between Japan and Bangladesh. Many thanks to Dr. Mitra from Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan for joining the collaborative initiative.