Statements & Remarks

DATESTATEMENTS & REMARKS
12 October 2023 Special Remarks by the BIMSTEC Secretary General at the Second Meeting of the BIMSTEC Joint Working Group on Environment and Climate Change
24 July 2023 Remarks by the BIMSTEC Secretary General at the Inauguration of the Conference on Improving Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPR) through One Health Approach
26 July 2023 Special Remarks by the BIMSTEC Secretary General at the First Meeting of the BIMSTEC Expert Group on Public Health
17 May 2023 Remarks by the Secretary-General of BIMSTEC at the Side Event on “Enhancing Cross Border Connectivity Towards SDGs and Shared Prosperity in BBIN held in Bangkok, Thailand on 17 May 2023
16 May 2023 Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the 79th Session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) held in Bangkok, Thailand on 16 May 2023
13 May 2023
Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the 6th Indian Ocean Conference held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 13 May 2023
09 May 2023
Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the "Special Session of the BIMSTEC Network of Policy Think Tanks (BNPTT)" held in Bangkok, Thailand (virtual) on 08-09 May 2023.
25 March 2023
Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the "Second Conference on BIMSTEC – 25 Years of Driving Force behind Neighbourhood Cooperation" held in Kolkata, India on 25 March 2023.
20 March 2023
Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the 4th Meeting of the BIMSTEC Transport Connectivity Working Group (BTCWG) held in Bangkok, Thailand (Virtual) on 20 March 2023.
09 March 2023
Remarks by the Secretary General at the Nineteenth BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting
held in Bangkok, Thailand (Virtual) on 09 March 2023.
05 March 2023
Remarks by the Secretary General at the Signing ceremony of the MoU between the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the BIMSTEC Secretariat held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 05 March 2023.
20 February 2023
Remarks by the Secretary General at the BIMSTEC Silver Jubilee Quiz Contest held in Thimphu, Bhutan on 15 February 2023.
01-02 February 2023
Special Remarks by Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the Sixth Meeting of the BIMSTEC Permanent Working Committee was held on 01-02 February 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand.
25 January 2023
Special Remarks by Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the Regional Seminar on Food Security and Sustainable Food Systems in BIMSTEC was held on 25 January 2023, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar (Virtual)
19 December 2022
Opening Remarks by Secretary General at the First Meeting of the Ad-Hoc Expert Group on the Establishment of BIMSTEC Development Fund was held on 19 December 2022 in Dhaka, Bangladesh (Virtual)
22-23 November 2022
Special Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the Workshop on Seeds without borders: “Regional Cooperation for Seed Sharing”
organized by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Thimphu, Bhutan, 22-23 November 2022
10 November 2022
Special Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the the Second BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture held on 10 November 2022, New Delhi, India (virtual)
09 November 2022
Special Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the Second Meeting of the BIMSTEC Senior Officials on Agriculture 09 November 2022, New Delhi, India [Virtual]
15 September 2022
Special Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC, H.E. Tenzin Lekphell at the, 5th Meeting of the BIMSTEC Permanent Working Committee held in Bangkok Thailand, 13-15 September 2022
08 September 2022
Special Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC, H.E. Tenzin Lekphell at the Ninth Meeting of the BIMSTEC Expert Group on Agricultural Cooperation held in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar 08 September 2022
24 August 2022
Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC, H.E. Tenzin Lekphell at the Interactive event organised by the RIS - Rejuvenating Growth Through Partnership
Role of BIMSTEC, India, 24 August 2022
18 July 2022
Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC, H.E. Tenzin Lekphell at the Webinar 25 Years of BIMSTEC: Opportunities and Challenges in the post-COVID 19 Era held in India, 18 July 2022
14 June 2022
Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC, H.E. Tenzin Lekphell at the Opening Ceremony of the Exhibition on the 25th Anniversary of BIMSTEC held in Bangkok, Thailand, 13 June 2022
06 June 2022
Welcome remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC, H.E. Tenzin Lekphell at the BIMSTEC Day (2022) Reception.
20 April 2022
Remarks by Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the at the 3rd BIMSTEC Energy Ministers’ Meeting on 20 April 2022 (Virtual)
19 April 2022
Special Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the Fifth Meeting of the BIMSTEC Senior Officials on Energy on 19 April 2022 (Virtual)
March 30, 2022
Remarks by Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the 5th BIMSTEC Summit on 30 March 2022 (Virtual)
January 10, 2022
Special Remarks by Secretary General at the 20th Meeting of the BIMSTEC Working Group on Rules of Origin (ROO), Dhaka, Bangladesh, 10 January 2022 (Virtual)
December 02, 2021Special Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the Second Meeting of the BIMSTEC Sub-Group on the Cooperation on Countering Radicalization and Terrorism held in New Delhi,India (Virtual) on 02 December 2021.
November 25, 2021Special Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the 9th Meeting of the BIMSTEC Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (JWG-CTTC) held in Bhutan (Virtual) on 25 November 2021
October 28, 2021Special Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the Sixth Meeting of the BIMSTEC Sub-Group on Prevention of Illicit Trafficking in NarcoticDrugs, Psychotropic Substances and Precursor Chemicals, 28-29 Oct 2021, Sri Lanka (virtual).
October 25, 2021Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the inaugural session of the International Web Based Symposium ‘BIMSTEC: A Vehicle for Growth and Development’ on 25 October 2021.
October 12, 2021Special Remarks by H.E. Mr. Tenzin Lekphell, Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the First Meeting of the BIMSTEC Expert Group on Himalayan Science Council (12 October 2021, New Delhi, India) (Virtual)
September 20, 2021 Remarks by H.E. Mr. Tenzin Lekphell, Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the First Meeting of the BIMSTEC Cultural Industries Commission (20 September, 2021, Bhutan (virtual)
August 31, 2021Special Remarks by H.E. Mr. Tenzin Lekphell,Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the Eighth Meeting of the BIMSTEC Expert Group on Agricultural Cooperation (31 August 2021, New Delhi, India) (Virtual)
June 30, 2021Special Remarks by H.E. Mr. Tenzin Lekphell, Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the First Meeting of the BIMSTEC Grid Interconnection Coordination Committee (30 June 2021, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar)
March 31, 2021Secretary General’s ORAL PRESENTATION at the Special SOM 31 March 2021, Colombo, Sri Lanka (Virtual)
March 14, 2021Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the “Inaugural of the Regional Conference on The Bay of Bengal as Connectivity Hub in Indo-Pacific Region: Reconnecting peoples, facilitating human development for prosperity of all from the Bay of Bengal” held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 14 March 2021.
February 08, 2021Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the Bay of Bengal Economic Dialogue 2021 on “Post-COVID-19 Challenges in the Bay of Bengal Region” held in Dhaka, Bangladesh (virtual) on 08 February 2021.
January 15, 2021Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the Inaugural of BIMSTEC Start-up Conclave held in New Delhi, India (Virtual) on 15 January 2021.
December 21, 2020Remarks 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.
December 08, 2020Remarks 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.
December 02, 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
November 25, 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.
November 12, 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.
June 30 2020 Remarks by H.E. M. Shahidul Islam Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the Webinar Revisiting Economic Cooperation in BIMSTEC in Post-COVID-19 hosted, by Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), India held on 30 June 2020.
February 25 2020 Welcome Remarks by H.E. M. Shahidul Islam Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the at the “Conference on Enhancing Energy Cooperation in the BIMSTEC Region” held in BIMSTEC Secretariat, Dhaka on 25 February 2020.
January 19 2020 Remarks by H.E. M. Shahidul Islam Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the First BIMSTEC Film, Media and Journalism Studies Conference held in University of Dhaka, Bangladesh on 19 January 2020.
April 24, 2019 Special Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the Closing Session of International Conference on “Sustainable Blue Economy for the Development of Bangladesh” held in Dhaka on 24 April 2019
April 12, 2019 Welcome Remarks by H.E. M. Shahidul Islam, Secretary General of BIMSTEC on the occasion of the visit of His Excellency Dr. Lotay Tshering, Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bhutan to the BIMSTEC Secretariat on 12 April 2019
March 18, 2019 Statement by H.E. M. Shahidul Islam, Secretary General of BIMSTEC at “Young Scholar’s Forum (YSF), 2019” held in Shillong, Meghalaya, India on 18 March 2019.
March 11, 2019 Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the FORUM OF THE OECD SOUTHEAST ASIA REGIONAL PROGRAMME held in Paris, France on 11 March 2019
January 29, 2019 Address by Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the Independent University Bangladesh (IUB), Dhaka on 29 January 2019
January 17, 2019 Statement by H.E. Mr. M Shahidul Islam, Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the First Meeting of the BIMSTEC Permanent Working Committee, held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 17-18 January 2019
November 18, 2018 Statement by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the “21st Meeting of the BIMSTEC Trade Negotiating Committee (TNC)” held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 18 November 2018
October 25, 2018 Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the “India Mobile Congress (IMC)-2018” held in New Delhi, India on 25-27 October 2018
September 24, 2018 Keynote address by the Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the Workshop on “BIMSTEC at 20: Priorities and Prospects” held in Singapore on 24 September 2018
September 17, 2018 Remarks by the Secretary General of BIMSTEc at the Workshop on Master Plan held in Bangkok, Thailand on 17-18 September 2018
September 18, 2018 Secretary General’s remarks at the BIMSTEC MILEX 2018 held in Pune, India on 16 September 2018
September 16, 2018 Secretary General’s remarks at the BIMSTEC MILEX 2018 held in Pune, India on 16 September 2018
September 05, 2018Key-note address by Secretary General of BIMSTEC at “Unlocking BIMSTEC Potentials: Trade, Investment & Connectivity” held in Mumbai, India on 05 September 2018
August 31, 2018 Secretary General’s Report to the Fourth BIMSTEC Summit held in Kathmandu, Nepal on 31 August 2018
August 28, 2018 Secretary General’s remarks at the 19th session of the BIMSTEC Senior Officials’ Meeting ( SOM), held in Kathmandu, Nepal on 28 August 2018
August 11, 2018 Secretary General’s remarks at Special SOM held in Kathmandu, Nepal on 11 August 2018
June 24, 2018 Statement by H.E. Mr. M Shahidul Islam, Secretary General of BIMSTEC in the BIMSTEC Day Reception -2018 held at BIMSTEC Secretariat, Dhaka on 24 June 2018
April 26, 2018 Secretary General’s Keynote Address at FICCI Federation House, New Delhi, India on 26 April 2018
April 05, 2018 Statement by H.E. Mr. M. Shahidul Islam, Secretary General of BIMSTEC in the Special Meeting of the BIMSTEC Joint Working Group on the Establishment of the BIMSTEC Permanent Secretariat, held in Dhaka on 05 April 2018.
March 20, 2018 Statement by H.E. Mr. M. Shahidul Islam, Secretary General of BIMSTEC in the Conference Titled “ BIMSTEC at its 20: Towards a Bay of Bengal Community”, held at the BIMSTEC Secretariat, Dhaka on 20 March 2018
February 17, 2018 Statement by H.E. Mr. M Shahidul Islam, Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the Third SANEM Annual Economists’ Conference on “Leave no one behind in South Asia” held in Dhaka on 17 February 2018
December 20, 2017 Statement by H.E. Mr. M Shahidul Islam, Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the Ministerial Meeting on Poverty Alleviation in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 20 December 2017
October 08, 2017 Speech by Secretary General of BIMSTEC at the Inauguration of NADI 2 Festival, National Theatre of Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka on 08 October 2017