Earlier, on Thursday (October 29) at 10:56 pm Japan local time, the Prime Minister departed from Narita International Airport for Dhaka. Upon his arrival at the airport, he was welcomed by BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed, as well as cabinet members and senior government officials.

At the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Tarek Rahman went to the country on October 26. During the visit, in addition to a bilateral summit meeting with the Japanese Prime Minister, he met with top officials of various Japanese financial institutions and companies regarding increasing commercial cooperation between the two countries and expanding Japanese investment in Bangladesh. The Prime Minister also exchanged views with expatriate Bangladeshis.