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Govt, JICA agree on scholarships for public officials
Till now, 623 Bangladeshi government officials have received JDS Scholarships since 2002
Daily Sun Report, Dhaka
Published: 17 Aug 2026, 03:57 PM
Delegations from Bangladesh and Japan governments along with JICA officials during an agreement signing event in the capital on Monday. Photo: Courtesy
The government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a grant agreement on Monday, paving the way for public officials to seek higher education in Japanese universities.
The agreement was signed by Economic Relations
Division (ERD) Secretary Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky and Chief Representative of
JICA’s Bangladesh Office Takahashi Junko, said a press release.
The JDS Scholarship (Japanese Grant Aid for Human
Resource Development Scholarship) programme offers opportunities to the
potential young government officials to pursue Master’s and Ph.D in reputed
Japanese universities.
Successful JDS fellows would contribute to
formulating and implementing policies for the socio-economic development of
Bangladesh. Besides pursuing higher education, they would also get acquainted
with the Japanese culture, traditions, food, and environment.
Under the agreement,up to USD$3.51 Million in
scholarships will be provided for 33 government officials to study in Japanese
universities. Out of the 33, 30 students would pursue a Master’s, and 3 students
would pursue a Ph.D.
Till now, 623 Bangladeshi government officials have
received JDS Scholarships since 2002.
Before the signing of the agreement, Japanese Ambassador
to Bangladesh Saida Shinichi and ERD Secretary Shahriar signed the Exchange of
Notes for this project.