Dhaka, March 11 -- Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus met Tsuneaki Hirao and Duncan Power from Japan at Yunus Centre on Tuesday.

Together with Grameen Shikkha, their company in Japan have launched a caregiving training programme in Bangladesh that provides both Japanese language and caregiving training.

Currently, there are 104 trainees in the programme, and this number is expected to increase steadily.

Graduates will be offered job opportunities in Japan with no cost to the trainees.

The first batch is expected to leave for Japan in January 2027.

Hirao and Power previously founded Japan Auto Mechanic Co. Ltd., in collaboration with Grameen Shikhha through which a total of 29 have gone to Japan so far.

Another two will go soon. Ther...