PM Abe says Japan is not afraid of terrorists, will be at Bangladesh’s side

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has once again pledged to continue assistance for Bangladesh after the death of seven of its nationals in the Dhaka terror attack.

SM Nadim Mahmud from Japanbdnews24.com
Published : 2 August 2016, 06:55 PM
Updated : 2 August 2016, 07:53 PM

Abe attended a memorial service in Tokyo for the victims of the terror attack on Tuesday.
 
He said a hit on a ‘friendly’ country like Bangladesh means a hit on ‘entire Asia’. 
 
The Japanese prime minister said his country was not afraid of terrorists at all.
 
“We will continue to offer assistance to Bangladesh,” he added.
 
After the attack a month ago, Abe had spoken to his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina, pledging all sorts of help.
 
Six of the seven Japanese victims had come to work in the Dhaka Metrorail project which is being implemented with the help of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
 
The lone Japanese survivor of the attack, JICA official Tamaoki Watanabe, was present.
 
JICA chief Shinichi Kitaoka vowed during the ceremony to strengthen safety measures in cooperation with the government, according to the aid agency. 
 
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said the government would arrange bulletproof cars for JICA officials working in Bangladesh.
 
He also said the two countries were exchanging intel.