Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

JETRO head office was established in 1958 & it inaugurated its overseas office in Bangladesh in 1973. Since then JETRO Dhaka is dedicated to promoting mutually beneficial trade and investment between Japan and Bangladesh.

JETRO has more than 70 offices in the world. As part of JETRO overseas office network, JETRO Dhaka works in full coordination with its Head Quarters in Japan to fulfill all the desired tasks entrusted to it time to time. JETRO Dhaka looks after the interest of all Japanese companies exists in Bangladesh and all Bangladeshi companies those are doing business with Japan. A number of local and foreign companies operating from Bangladesh are making use of JETRO Dhaka as their source of vital information on Japan in order to open up their business relationship with Japan or to upgrade their existing business relations.

Our activities in Bangladesh are specially designed to assist potential Bangladeshi entrepreneurs (mostly those of SMEs) to export to Japan as well as to promote industrial & technical co-operation and to attract Japanese Investment in Bangladesh. We have identified sectors like readymade garments, textile, dying, ceramic, information technology, handicraft, energy saving and human resource development as the priority areas of cooperation.

JETRO Dhaka maintains excellent relationship with Governments and Chambers of Commerce Industry in the Bangladesh. It coordinates and overseas, participation of Bangladesh in a number of programs organized by JETRO Head Quarters time to time. We send potential Bangladeshi to trade fairs and investment fairs every year in Japan besides dispatching experts to Bangladesh.

JETRO in Bangladesh also conducts technical seminars and training programmes.