Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- Bangladesh and Japan have emphasised strengthening their economic relations and expanding cooperation in alternative financing beyond traditional foreign direct investment (FDI).

The emphasis came at a bilateral meeting between Bangladesh Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury and Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama at the Japanese Finance Minister's office in Tokyo on Friday.

Japanese Assistant Finance Minister Mimura Atsushi also attended the meeting.

According to a press release from the Finance Minister's Office, the discussions covered ways to deepen bilateral economic and development cooperation and take the longstanding partnership between the two countries to a new height.

Both sides discussed B...