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Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
BIMSTEC Secretary General Tenzin Lekphell

Connectivity always a priority: BIMSTEC secretary general

Momen hoped BIMSTEC would become a smarter and result-oriented regional organisation by boosting connectivity and ensuring free mobility of people, goods and services

Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen holds a meeting with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar in Paris on 21 February 2022 and discusses issues of bilateral interest

Jaishankar invites Momen to visit India

Jaishankar participated in the BIMSTEC meeting on Tuesday and emphasised the grouping’s commitment to intensify and expand areas of cooperation especially connectivity, energy and maritime ties among ...

Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen joins the 5th BIMSTEC Summit in Colombo, Sri Lanka in person

BIMSTEC Charter signed in Colombo to push forward cooperation

BIMSTEC Convention on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters was signed by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Justice or the nominated signatories of the BIMSTEC Member States

PM calls for rebuilding a resilient Bay of Bengal region for common benefits

PM calls for rebuilding a resilient Bay of Bengal region for common benefits

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called for collective efforts of the seven Bay of Bengal countries at tapping the full potentials of the region for the benefits of their people

BIMSTEC Summit: Leaders set to sign BIMSTEC Charter Wednesday

BIMSTEC Summit: Leaders set to sign BIMSTEC Charter Wednesday

Leaders of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) are set to sign the BIMSTEC Charter at the fifth Summit to be held in Sri Lankan capital city ...

Dhaka calls for joint efforts to build smarter BIMSTEC

Dhaka calls for joint efforts to build smarter BIMSTEC

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday called for renewing joint efforts at building a “more effective and smarter” BIMSTEC as an result-oriented regional organisation

State minister for foreign affairs M Shahriar Alam

Transport master plan likely to be adopted in fifth BIMSTEC Summit: Shahriar

The fifth BIMSTEC Summit, scheduled to be held on 30 March, is likely to adopt the long-awaited BIMSTEC transport connectivity master plan, says state minister for foreign affairs Md Shahriar Alam

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Dhaka proposes hosting BIMSTEC Working Group meeting this year

Dhaka has proposed to host the 20th Meeting of the BIMSTEC Working Group on Rules of Origin (WG-ROO) and tourism related meetings virtually this year

Veena Sikri

PM Modi Visits Dhaka Celebrating Friendship: Celebrating Success

Prime minister Modi describes friendship with Bangladesh as the “key pillar of India’s neighbourhood first foreign policy”. Prime minister Sheikh Hasina describes India as “our true friend”

The newly appointed BIMSTEC secretary general Tenzin Lekphell (L) paid a courtesy call on PM Sheikh Hasina at Gonobhaban on 3 March 2021

BIMSTEC secretary general calls on PM Hasina

The secretary general updated the prime minister on the upcoming BIMSTEC activities including the 17th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting, which will discuss the modalities and tentative timeframe for ...

BIMSTEC foreign secretaries to discuss post pandemic cooperation

BIMSTEC foreign secretaries to discuss post pandemic cooperation

Foreign secretaries of BIMSTEC member states will meet virtually next month to discuss about regional cooperation over collective recovery initiatives during post COVID-19 period, reports BSS.

BIMSTEC seeks integrated regional power management

BIMSTEC seeks integrated regional power management

Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) on Tuesday launched an energy conference in Bangladesh capital seeking effective ways for integrated power ...

Commerce minister leaves Dhaka for India to attend BIMSTEC conf

Commerce minister leaves Dhaka for India to attend BIMSTEC conf

Commerce minister Tipu Munshi, MP, left Dhaka for Mumbai, India on Tuesday afternoon to attend the two-day long ‘Integrating BIMSTEC-2020’ conference.A three-member delegation led by the ...

China's BRI to boost economy: Gowher Rizvi

China's BRI to boost economy: Gowher Rizvi

Prime minister's international affairs adviser Gowher Rizvi on Saturday said the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched by Chinese president Xi Jinping, would help Bangladesh achieve its ...

PM to brief media on BIMSTEC Summit Sunday

PM to brief media on BIMSTEC Summit Sunday

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference on Sunday to brief newsmen about the outcome of her just-concluded visit to Nepal where she attended the 4th BIMSTEC summit.The press ...

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