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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)
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
BIMSTEC National Focal Point (NFP)
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October-December 2020
(Vol. 84) |
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