CA leaves for Bangkok to attend BIMSTEC Summit

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has left Dhaka for Bangkok to attend the sixth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit.

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying the Chief Adviser and his entourage departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 8:55 am on Thursday, according to Deputy Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser, Abul Kalam Azad Majumder.

On the first day of the summit, he will participate in the Youth Conference. The following day, he is scheduled to deliver a speech at the summit and hold bilateral meetings with heads of state from various countries.

Earlier, on Wednesday (April 2), at a briefing held at the Foreign Service Academy on Bailey Road in the capital, the Chief Adviser’s High Representative, Dr. Khalilur Rahman, stated that the BIMSTEC Summit 2025 will focus on seven key pillars of regional cooperation. These include trade, investment, and development; environment and climate change; security; agriculture and food security; people-to-people connectivity; science, technology, and innovation; and connectivity.

Khalilur Rahman mentioned that the Chief Adviser will hold bilateral meetings with the leaders of BIMSTEC member states.

He further stated that Professor Yunus will be present at the signing ceremonies of two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) during the summit.

Additionally, on April 4, the chairmanship of BIMSTEC will be formally handed over to Bangladesh, with Chief Adviser Professor Yunus assuming the role.