20 govt officials nominated for scholarship in Japan
A total of 20 Bangladeshi young government officials have been nominated as finalists for Japan Development Scholarship (JDS).
This was announced at the nomination announcement ceremony for the JDS candidates and the report session by JDS returnee at the NEC Building, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city on Tuesday.
Aminul Islam Bhuiyan, Secretary of ERD, Ministry of Finance, and Masayuki Inoue, Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh, were present at the function.
Total 302 candidates contested for the fourth JDS and the finalists will take two-month Japanese language training programme from Tuesday. They will soon leave for studying in Japan for two years to get Master’s degrees in various fields.
One fellow, having completed Master Course in Japanese university under the JDS programmes made a presentation at the function on his study and reported experience in Japan.
During the ceremony Japanese Ambassador called on JDS fellow and candidates to keep in mind that both Bangladeshi and Japanese people expect a great deal from them for the development of their own country through making the best use of knowledge and experience acquired in Japan.
The formal title of Japan Development Scholarship is “The Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS),” established by the Bangladesh government with the assistance of the Government of Japan in 2001.
JDS will contribute to enhancing the knowledge and skills of young Bangladeshi people so that they can play leading roles in the development of Bangladesh after completion of their studies, the press release said.
During last six years, a total of 127 JDS fellows were sent to Japan, and almost three fourths of them have returned to Bangladesh with their accomplishments and ambitions to contribute to the country. They have started to play significant roles in various sectors, and the accumulation of such JDS returned fellows is expected to contribute to the development of this country in their fields.
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