Tokyo, May 30 -- Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday announced that the two nations will conclude an Economic Partnership Agreement in the coming months to deepen economic and trade relations between the two friendly nations.

They made the commitment during an official bilateral meeting between two leaders at the office of the Japanese Prime Minister in Tokyo.

Their talks encompassed the entire gamut of the relationships between the two friendly countries, with both leaders reaffirming their abiding commitment to strategic partnership, said a statement issued by the Chief Adviser's press wing.

Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba described Bangladesh as a long-standing friend...