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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has visited the ‘Nittsu Logistics Hub’ in Ichikawa city of Japan’s Chiba Prefecture as part of his visit to Japan.
The Prime Minister’s deputy press secretary Shahadat Swadhin said the Prime Minister arrived at the hub at 4:45pm local time today.
Accompanying the Prime Minister during the visit were Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat, the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Finance and Planning Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, State Minister for Foreign Affairs-1 Humayun Kabir, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Aninda Islam Amit, the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Posts, Telecommunications and ICT and Science and Technology Rehan Asif Asad, Invest Bangladesh Chairman Ashik Chowdhury, the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Overseas Employment for the Asia-Pacific Region Dr Md Shakirul Islam Khan, Bangladesh Bank Governor Md Mostakur Rahman, the Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atiqur Rahman Rumon, Private Secretary-2 to the Prime Minister Mehedul Islam, Protocol Officer-2 Kamrul Islam and Research Officer Abdus Sattar Patwary, among others.
The Foreign Secretary, the Secretary of the Economic Relations Division and other senior officials concerned were also present.
Background
Japan’s Nippon Express (NX) Group has been operating in Bangladesh since 2012, initially providing international freight forwarding services mainly for the garment industry, Logistics Manager reported on 10 July 2025.
According to the same report, NX completed the purchase of a 20 percent stake in Dhaka-based Cold Chain Bangladesh Limited on 15 May 2025.
According to a 5 October report by Maritime Gateway, ‘Nippon Express Bangladesh Air Freight CFS’, with a floor area of 3,313 square metres, opened on 16 September in Gazipur, about 10km from Dhaka airport.
By the numbers
According to Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data, Bangladesh’s exports to Japan fell 3.65 percent year-on-year to $1.36 billion in the 2025-26 fiscal year, of which garments accounted for $1.16 billion, bdnews24.com reported on 18 July.
By the same count, exports to Japan stood at $1.41 billion in the 2024-25 fiscal year.
According to a Prothom Alo report of 26 November 2023, Bangladesh imported goods worth around $2.77 billion from Japan in the 2021-22 fiscal year.
At a glance
Under the Bangladesh-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed in Tokyo on 6 February, 7,379 Bangladeshi products are getting duty-free access to Japan, bdnews24.com reported on 18 July.
Sources
Original report: BSS
Background sources: Logistics Manager, 10 July 2025; Maritime Gateway, 5 October 2026; bdnews24.com (published in The Financial Express), 18 July 2026; Prothom Alo, 26 November 2023
