By Staff Correspondent, Dhaka – Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to leave Dhaka for Bangkok on Thursday to join the sixth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit.
He is expected to leave by a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight at 9 am, Chief Adviser’s High Representative on Rohingya and priority issues Khalilur Rahman told a news briefing on Wednesday.
Rahman said the BIMSTEC Summit 2025 will focus on seven key pillars of regional cooperation: Trade, Investment and Development; Environment and Climate Change; Security; Agriculture and Food Security; People-to-People Contact; Science, Technology, and Innovation; and Connectivity.
He said the Chief Adviser will hold bilateral talks with the leaders of BIMSTEC member states.
The High Representative said Yunus will also be present at two MoU signing ceremonies during the summit.
On April 4, the BIMSTEC chairmanship will officially be handed over to Bangladesh, he added. The BIMSTEC summit is being held in the Thai capital of Bangkok from April 2 to 4.