Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- Japan has extended a grant of about BDT 13.8m (USD 115,723) to two Bangladeshi non-governmental organisations to support education-focused projects aimed at improving safety and access for vulnerable children, the Japanese embassy in Dhaka said on Tuesday.

The funding, provided under Japan's Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects (GGHSP), will support the procurement of school buses in northern Bangladesh and the expansion of an educational facility for former street children in Mymensingh district.

The grant contracts were signed on Tuesday at the Japanese embassy by SAIDA Shinichi, Japan's ambassador to Bangladesh, and representatives of the two recipient organisations - SKS Foundation and Ekmattra S...