Agriculture Adviser Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) has sought Japanese cooperation to overcome the losses in the agriculture sector caused by the recent flood in the country’s south and southeastern region, reports BSS.

“Huge losses have been occurred to various crops including Aman paddy. So, we need assistances from Japan, one of our development partners, to overcome the losses,” he said when Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh IWAMA Kiminori paid a call on him at the latter’s Secretariat office, on Wednesday.

“We have already donated 2 million US dollars to the Japan Platform to this purpose,” Kiminori added.

Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, also Home Adviser, has assured Kiminori of ensuring required securities to the Japanese nationals staying here alongside the projects being implemented by Japan and their industrial units in Bangladesh’s EPZ as the Japanese envoy has sought cooperation to this respect.

The Home Adviser said his government has been taking multiple measures that include initiating joint drives against illegal firearms and criminals to maintain the law and order.

Kiminori has expressed his country’s keenness to provide Bangladesh Police with necessary training to make the force pro-people.

Mentioning that the internal situation of Myanmar is abnormal, the home adviser said the Myanmar citizens are not feeling safe in their country.

“The criminals are producing illegal drugs in Myanmar and are smuggling those into Bangladesh. So, the government has been working to ensure safety and security in Rohingya camps and its adjoining areas (in Cox’s Bazar) alongside taking tougher stance to check drug smuggling,” he said.

“Myanmar has to bring back their nationals and Rohingyas must go back to their country,” he added.

Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan