The upcoming Bangladesh Investment Summit scheduled to be held in Tokyo has been postponed, as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to Japan was postponed.
She was slated to visit Japan on November 29, said organizers --- Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) and the Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro).
Aligning with her visit to Japan, the conference titled the "Rise of Bengal Tiger: Bangladesh Investment Summit" was scheduled to be held at Hotel New Otani on November 30.
All the preparations were almost completed, but the Summit was postponed on Thursday.
Regarding the postponement of the PM's visit to Japan, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam said several issues regarding bilateral agreements and memorandum of understanding were yet to be resolved.
Discussion in this regard is going on, Shahriar Alam told journalists after a meeting with Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Takei Shunsuke at a Dhaka hotel.
