Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called for more Japanese investment in promising sectors, including automobiles, semiconductors, information and communication technology (ICT) and renewable energy.

He also sought Japanese cooperation in modernising Karnaphuli Fertiliser Company Limited (KAFCO) and studying the feasibility of a second fertiliser factory in Bangladesh.

The prime minister made the call around 3:45pm local time on Monday, when Masumi Kakinoki, chairman of Marubeni Corporation and president of the Japan-Bangladesh Trade and Economic Cooperation Committee, met him at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo.

Briefing reporters after the meeting, the PM's Deputy Press Secretary Shahadat Hossain Shadhin said the two sid...