The Japan International Agency signed two loan agreements with the government of Bangladesh on Tuesday at the economic relations division to provide Japanese ODA loans of up to Tk 6,700 crore for the two projects – food safety testing capacity development project and Matarbari ultra super critical coal-fired power project (VIII).
The agreements were signed between Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky, secretary, economic relations division, and Ichiguchi Tomohide, chief representative, JICA Bangladesh office, at a ceremony being witnessed by Saida Shinichi, ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh, said a press release.
Under the food safety testing capacity development project, JICA and the Bangladesh food safety authority will work together to improve the food safety testing capacity of BFSA in Dhaka, Chattogram, and Khulna divisions.
Matarbari ultra super critical coal-fired power project aims to secure a reliable base load power and ensure fuel source diversification for Bangladesh. The project includes a 1,200MW highly efficient ultra-supercritical coal-fired plant, 400kV transmission lines, roads, and bridges.
