, Nov. 6 -- Bangladesh and Japan on Thursday discussed expanding cooperation in the areas of skilled migration, healthcare and pharmaceuticals as part of their growing bilateral partnership.

Dr. Neyamat Ullah Bhuiyan, senior secretary of the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment, met with Akiyama Shinichi, Senior Assistant Minister for International Affairs of Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, in Tokyo.

Bangladesh's Ambassador to Japan Md Daud Ali was also present.

Dr. Bhuiyan highlighted the close bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Japan, built on shared values of democracy, development, human rights, and the rule of law.

He also emphasised Bangladesh's five decades of experience as a major ma...