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Bangladesh of assisting in setting up a new silo and a warehouse
with a capacity of over one lakh tonnes of food grains in the
northern part in the country. The assurance came when the newly
appointed Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh, Shino Tsuka, paid a
courtesy call on Food and Disaster Manag-ement Minister Dr Abdur
Razzaque at his secretariat office here. Razzaque described Japan as
one of the largest development partners of Bangladesh and said the
country has long been supporting Bangladesh in various sectors
including the recent issue of climate change. There is enough
production of food grains in the country every year, but the staple
food cannot be stocked due to dearth of adequate warehouses.
"Bangladesh has become one of the victims of consecutive disasters
due to climate change," the minister said, mentioning the
government's disaster management programme to reduce post-disaster
loss. The Japanese envoy replied that Japan also faces same problems
like Bangladesh. Food Secretary M Moklesur Rahman was present during
the meeting.
