The press comes to him not for opinion but for explanation — an exact reading, in Bengali, of the rules of Japan's immigration and education systems, which in Bangladesh too often lie hidden behind rumour.
As of August 2026. This is his most direct channel to students and parents.
Quoted as BSSAJ President
“In light of Japan's evolving immigration policies, Bangladesh's biggest opportunity lies in producing skilled, disciplined and culturally aware students.”
Named as BSSAJ President attending the Embassy seminar
Repeat guest on Japan's current situation, economic prospects and what students should do
Op-ed published in the English daily
Panellist
National and regional press
Statement as Managing Director of RIJIC
“Through JPT certification, our students' success rate for receiving the Certificate of Eligibility (COE) for Japan is increasing day by day.”
Chairman
Recordings of reports broadcast on TV and online.
For journalists and organisers: the photo and the three biographies may be used directly. Write the name as “Nagamatsu Faruk” (Japanese: 永松ファルク; Bengali: নাগামাতসু ফারুক). Titles: President, Bangladeshi Students' Support Association in Japan (BSSAJ); Founder and Chairman, Rijik International Co., Ltd.
Nagamatsu Faruk (永松ファルク) is the founding President of the Bangladeshi Students' Support Association in Japan (BSSAJ) and Chairman of Rijik International Co., Ltd., Tokyo. A Ritsumeikan APU graduate who came to Japan on a government scholarship in 2000, he has advised Bangladeshi students since 2002 and has been a Japanese citizen since 2009.
Nagamatsu Faruk (永松ファルク; legal name Mohammad Omar Faruk) came to Japan in 2000 on a Japanese government scholarship to study at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, graduating in 2004. While still a student he began, in 2002, a consultancy helping Bangladeshi students reach Japan — work that continues today. He became a Japanese citizen in 2009. In 2019 he founded Rijik International Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, a group spanning an education and job centre, remittance services, food retail and vehicle export. On 26 April 2025 he founded the Bangladeshi Students' Support Association in Japan (BSSAJ) and was elected its President. He leads evidence-based policy dialogue with the Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo and relevant Japanese ministries on student visas, language-testing capacity and skilled migration.
