Dhaka, May 14 -- Bangladesh and Japan will hold Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) on May 15 in Tokyo which will discuss the key issues of cooperation, including a likely meeting between Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba later this month.

In February this year, Japanese Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ikuina Akiko invited Chief Adviser Prof Yunus to visit Japan for the Nikkei 30th Future of Asia event to be held on May 29-30 in Tokyo.

Prof Yunus is also a recipient of the Nikkei Asia Prize in 2004.

Officials said the Chief Adviser will attend the Nikkei 30th Future of Asia event and both sides are working to arrange a bilateral meeting between Dr Yunus and Japanese Prime Minist...