The New Nation - Internet Edition

STAFF REPORTER

The send-off ceremony for the fellows of Japan Development Scholarship (JDS) was held by inviting JDS returned fellows at the Japanese Ambassador's residence on June 11 last.

Out of 302 candidates, 20 Bangladeshi young government officials have been selected for JDS. The fellows have completed two-month Japanese language training programme. They will leave for Japan at the end of June for studying for two years to get Master's degrees in four fields: Public Administration, Economics, International Relations and Environmental Policy.

During the ceremony, Ambassador of Japan in Bangladesh Masayuki Inoue called JDS fellows to keep in mind that both Bangladeshi and Japanese people expected a great deal from them for the development of their own country through making the best use of knowledge and experience acquired in Japan.

The formal title of Japan Development Scholarship is "The Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS)." This was established by the Bangladesh government with the assistance of the Japan government since 2001. JDS contributes to enhance the knowledge and skills of young Bangladeshi people so that they can play leading roles in the development of Bangladesh after completion of their studies. In the last six years, a total of 127 JDS fellows were sent to Japan, and 91 fellows have already come back to Bangladesh with their accomplishments and ambitions to contribution to the country. These new 20 fellows are also expected to contribute to the development of this county in their respective fields after their return.