Japanese ambassador meets IGP, pledges to support police capacity building

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh IWAMA Kiminori has paid a courtesy call on Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Mainul Islam at the Police Headquarters and promised to continue support for the capacity building of the police.

Welcoming the Japanese envoy at the police headquarters in the capital city on Tuesday, the police chief said that Japan is one of the major development partners of Bangladesh and recalled the existing friendly relations between the countries.

"The cooperation of Japan on police training and other arenas would be continued in the days to come," he hoped.

Kiminori thanked the Bangladesh Police for providing the required security to the projects being implemented by Japan and the Japanese staying in Bangladesh.

"The Japanese cooperation on providing training to Bangladesh Police and logistic support alongside building its capacity would be continued. It would further extend in future," he pledged.

Concerned officials of the Japanese embassy and police headquarters were present at the meeting.