Secretary General of BIMSTEC participates in the BIMSTEC Startup Conclave

The Second Meeting of the BIMSTEC Network of Tour Operators [Virtual]

Workshop on “Leveraging Thematic Circuits Toward a BIMSTEC 2030 Strategy” (Virtual)

The Second Meeting of the BIMSTEC Expert Group on Poverty Alleviation (Virtual)

New Secretary General of BIMSTEC assumes charges on 06 November 2020

The Third BIMSTEC Secretary General calls on the Prime Minister of Bhutan

New Secretary General schedules to arrive in Dhaka on 06 November 2020

Press release on the 21st Session of the BIMSTEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM)

Fourth Meeting of the BIMSTEC Permanent Working Committee [Virtual]

BIMSTEC Officials visit Bangabandhu's Mausoleum at Tungipara (VIEW MORE)

Messages from the BIMSTEC Leaders, Foreign Ministers of the Member States and the Secretary General on the occasion of BIMSTEC Day 2020 (VIEW MORE)

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Tenzin Lekphell begins journey as BIMSTEC Secretary General

Tenzin Lekphell kicks off journey as BIMSTEC SG

Tenzin Lekphell begins journey as BIMSTEC Secretary General

New BIMSTEC secretary general assumes office

New BIMSTEC Secretary General joins office

Interview: “More focused” BIMSTEC’s Charter in the offing: SG

BIMSTEC leaders vow to fight pandemic together

23rd Bimstec Day: Bimstec leaders for joint efforts to combat Covid-19 impact

BIMSTEC leaders pledge to collectively combat COVID-19 impact

FMs to take BIMSTEC forward further

BIMSTEC leaders pledge to collectively combat COVID-19 impact

BIMSTEC leaders pledge to combat Covid-19

BIMSTEC to stay course in post-COVID-19 era

 

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On 13 January 2021, His Excellency Dr. Banshidhar Mishra, Ambassador of Nepal to Bangladesh paid a courtesy call on His Excellency Mr. Tenzin Lekphell, the Secretary-General of BIMSTEC at the Secretariat’s premises.

The Secretary General of BIMSTEC, H.E. Mr. Tenzin Lekphell made a courtesy call on His Excellency Mr. Md. Shahriar Alam, M.P., the Hon’ble State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on 10 January 2021

H. E. Mr. Vikram Doraiswami, High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh called on H. E. Mr. Tenzin Lekphell, Secretary General of BIMSTEC on 27 December 2020 at the BIMSTEC Secretariat.

H.E. Mr. Tenzin Lekphell, Secretary General of BIMSTEC called on H.E. Mr. Masud Bin Momen, Foreign Secretary (Senior Secretary) of Bangladesh on 24 December 2020 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The Third BIMSTEC Secretary General calls on the Prime Minister of Bhutan

The Secretary General of BIMSTEC, Ambassador M Shahidul Islam delivered a remarks as a Special Guest of the Inception Webinar on "Increasing political, ecological, economic and regional importance of the Bay of Bengal for Bangladesh in the post COVID-19 world" on 15 September 2020 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

H.E. Mrs. Rensje Teerink, Ambassador & the Head of Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh met the Secretary General of BIMSTEC, Ambassador M. Shahidul Islam on 14 September 2020 at the BIMSTEC Secretariat. They discussed about the possible cooperation between BIMSTEC and European Union.

Ambassador M Shahidul Islam, Secretary General of BIMSTEC visited the Germplasm Centre, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensingh on 10 September 2020 to see the facilities of the Centre and exchange views on desirability of Germplasm and material transfer agreement for BIMSTEC Member States.

Ambassador M. Shahidul Islam, Secretary General of BIMSTEC delivered a Lecture on “Sub-Regionalism and BIMSTEC: Bangladesh perspective” at the Department of International Relations, University of Dhaka on 14 March 2020.

Ambassador M. Shahidul Islam, Secretary General of BIMSTEC called on His Excellency Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Hon’ble President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on 04 March 2020 at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Ambassador M. Shahidul Islam, Secretary General of BIMSTEC called on His Excellency Mr. Dinesh Gunawardena, Hon'ble Minister, Foreign Relations, Ministry of Foreign Relations of the Government of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on 04 March 2020 at his office in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

 

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BIMSTEC National Focal Point (NFP)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bhutan
Ministry of External Affairs, India
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Myanmar
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nepal
Foreign Ministry, Sri Lanka
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thailand

Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the Inaugural of BIMSTEC Start-up Conclave held in New Delhi, India (Virtual) on 15 January 2021

Remarks by H.E. Tenzin Lekphell, Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the Fifth Meeting of the BIMTEC Network of Policy Think Tanks (Virtual) held in New Delhi, India on 21 December 2020

Remarks by BIMSTEC Secretary General at the "Third Meeting of the BIMSTEC Transport Connectivity Working Group (BTCWG) held in New Delhi, India (Virtual) on 08 December 2020

Remarks by BIMSTEC Secretary General at the (Virtual) Fourth South Asia Forum on the Sustainable Development Goals: “Fostering Sustainable and Resilient Recovery from Covid-19 in South Asia” on 02 December 2020

Remarks by H.E. Tenzin Lekphell, Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the Workshop on “Leveraging Thematic Circuits Toward a BIMSTEC 2030 Strategy” (Virtual) held in Manila, Philippines on 25 November 2020

Remarks by H.E. Tenzin Lekphell, Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the Second Meeting of BIMSTEC Expert Group on Poverty Alleviation held in New Delhi, India (Virtual) on 12 November 2020

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October-December  2020

(Vol. 84)

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About Us

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional organization comprising seven Member States lying in the littoral and adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal constituting a contiguous regional unity. This sub-regional organization came into being on 6 June 1997 through the Bangkok Declaration. It constitutes seven Member States: five deriving from South Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and two from Southeast Asia, including Myanmar and Thailand. Initially, the economic bloc was formed with four Member States with the acronym ‘BIST-EC’ (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand Economic Cooperation). Following the inclusion of Myanmar on 22 December 1997 during a special Ministerial Meeting in Bangkok, the Group was renamed ‘BIMST-EC’ (Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Thailand Economic Cooperation). With the admission of Nepal and Bhutan at the 6th Ministerial Meeting (February 2004, Thailand), the name of the grouping was changed to ‘Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation’ (BIMSTEC).  READ  MORE