Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- It's good news that Japan will recruit one lakh Bangladeshi workers over the next five years to help address its labour shortage. For this, Bangladesh must implement a comprehensive national roadmap as manpower export requires skill development through targeted training with international standard.

Bangladesh and Japan have a long-standing friendly, cooperative and mutually respectful relationship. Japan recognized Bangladesh on February 10,1972, after the country's independence and that same year, diplomatic relations were established between the two states. Since then, Japan has been one of the Bangladesh's closest development partners.

Meanwhile, a 23-member delegation from Japan's National Business Support Combined C...