Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Saida Shinichi has expected that an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) will be signed soon to expand bilateral trade and investment between Bangladesh and Japan.

The ambassador made the remarks during a bilateral meeting with the President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), Taskeen Ahmed, at the DCCI office in Gulshan on Tuesday.

He said, "Seventh meeting between Bangladesh and Japan on the EPA was recently held in Tokyo. The agreement would be signed soon after the necessary dialogue is completed, which would bring new momentum to the economic relationship between the two countries."

During the meeting, the DCCI President acknowledged Japan's undeniable contribution...