, Oct. 27 -- A delegation from Japan's National Business Support Combined Cooperatives (NBCC) met Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday to brief him on the progress of recruiting 1 lakh skilled workers from Bangladesh.

The 23-member delegation met the Chief Adviser at the State Guest House Jamuna.

NBCC, a Japanese business federation of more than 65 companies, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh to help recruit skilled Bangladeshi workers.

Under the agreement, a framework has been created for training, certification and employment of Bangladeshi workers in Japan.

More than one lakh workers will be recruited over the next five years through programmes such as the Technical Intern Training Programme...