Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday visited Toyota’s Motomachi factory in Nagoya, Japan, as part of his four-day official visit to the country.
The prime minister, accompanied by his wife, Zubaida Rahman, toured the factory around noon local time and observed the vehicle assembly process, said Deputy Press Secretary Shahadat Shadhin.
Senior Toyota executives were present during the visit, including Masahiko Maeda, CEO for South Asia at Toyota Motor Corporation; Shigeru Harada, CEO of the Mobility Division at Toyota Tsusho Corporation; and Shinichiro Otsuka, chief operating officer.
Members of the Bangladesh delegation accompanying the prime minister also attended the visit.
They included Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat; State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Aninda Islam Amit; Adviser on Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, and Science and Technology Rehan Asif Asad; and Md Shakirul Islam Khan, the prime minister’s special assistant for overseas employment in the Asia-Pacific region.
Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon and Research Officer Abdus Sattar Patwary were also present, among others.
