The government of Japan on Sunday handed over audio-visual equipment worth US$60,291 to Bangladesh National Zoo for educational exhibition under the scheme of Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects, reports UNB. Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh Hiroyasu Izumi and Kazi Wasi Uddin, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock attended the handover ceremony, which was conducted by Dr. S.M. Nazrul Islam, Curator of the Zoo.

At the ceremony, Ambassador Izumi mentioned that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe underlined that the mutual understanding between the peoples of Japan and Bangladesh should be deepened in various fields, including education and culture. The Ambassador also expressed his hope to further facilitate amicable friendship between the two peoples through such cooperation that can be directly reached out to Bangladeshi people.  In response, Kazi Wasi Uddin, Additional Secretary expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Government of Japan for providing the grant to Bangladesh National Zoo.