BIMSTEC Program

Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an intergovernmental regional organization comprising seven Member States lying in the littoral and adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal constituting a contiguous regional unity. This organization came into being on 6 June 1997 in Bangkok, Thailand. Its membership includes five from South Asia, i.e., Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka and two from Southeast Asia, including Myanmar and Thailand. The Secretariat is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. © BIMSTEC Secretariat  All Right Reserved