Dhaka, May 31 -- Bangladesh and Japan have reaffirmed their longstanding bilateral relations through a renewed commitment to their strategic partnership, focused on peace, stability, and shared prosperity.

The development came during the official visit of Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser to the Interim Government of Bangladesh, to Japan, where he met Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru on Friday.

A series of significant agreements were signed during the visit, including multiple Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC), aimed at enhancing economic, technological, and energy sector collaboration between the two nations.

Japan announced it would provide Bangladesh with $1.063 billion in support, i...