Tokyo, Oct. 27 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said Bangladesh and Japan discussed emergency financial assistance of 50 billion yen, equivalent to around US$320 million, to strengthen Bangladesh's energy security.

In a post made on his Facebook page in the early hours of Wednesday (Japan time) following his bilateral summit with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Tuesday, Tarique said the assistance was explored under Japan's Partnership for Power Asia initiative.

"We explored emergency financial assistance of JPY 50 billion (approximately USD 320 million) under Japan's Partnership for Power Asia initiative to strengthen Bangladesh's energy security," he said.

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