Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe paid a visit to Dhaka University yesterday at the end of his two-day state visit.
Shinzo Abe, accompanied by his wife Mrs Akie Abe, was warmly greeted by DU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique upon their arrival at the Faculty of Fine Arts in the morning.
Abe took a brief tour of the exhibition by artists, who studied in Japan under Monbusho Scholarship and students of drawing and painting department of the university.
He also observed an arts and crafts demonstration by Bangladeshi artisans.
Pro-VC (academic) Prof Dr Nasreen Ahmad, Pro-VC (administration) Prof Dr Shahid Akter Hussain, Treasurer Prof Dr Md Kamal Uddin and Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts Prof Syed Abul Bark Alvi were also present at that time.
Prof Arefin Siddique thanked the Japanese prime minister for his visit and presented him with an honorary crest of the university.
