Dr Yunus to attend BIMSTEC summit in Thailand
Bangladesh interim govt chief Dr. Muhammad Yunus will attend the sixth BIMSTEC summit, which will be held in Bangkok, Thailand on September 4.
A senior official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Dr. Yunus will depart for Bangkok on September 3 and return to Bangladesh on September 5.
This will mark Dr. Yunus's first international trip since assuming leadership of the interim government on August 8.
BIMSTEC, which stands for the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, comprises seven member states: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
Established on June 6, 1997, through the Bangkok Declaration, BIMSTEC is unique in that it unites five South Asian countries with two Southeast Asian nations, representing 22% of the global population and a combined GDP of 4.5 trillion US dollar.
In 2014, during the Third BIMSTEC Summit, it was decided to establish the BIMSTEC Secretariat in Dhaka, which has since provided a formal structure for enhancing cooperation among member states.
Following the upcoming summit, Bangladesh is set to assume the chairmanship of BIMSTEC.
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