Tokyo, May 29 -- Japanese authorities and businesses on Thursday announced plans to recruit at least 100,000 workers from Bangladesh in the next five years to meet the country's growing workers' shortage.

Speaking at a seminar titled, "Bangladesh Seminar on Human Resources", Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said that his interim governm would do everything in its capacity to create the job opportunities for Bangladeshis in Japan.

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"This is going to be the most exciting day for me, the most inspiring day. This will open the door for Bangladeshis to not only work but to know Japan," said the chief adviser.

The chief adviser witnessed the signing of two Memorandum of Understand...