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हिन्दी — Read in HindiSouth Asian and Bay of Bengal groupings
The groupings of South Asia and the Bay of Bengal.
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Bangladesh at the BRICS outreach as BIMSTEC chair
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The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional grouping of seven countries around the Bay of Bengal, which Bangladesh chairs.
What changed
4 Aug 2026Briefnewly addedThe Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that Bangladesh's Prime Minister had been invited to the BRICS outreach session because Bangladesh chairs BIMSTEC. BIMSTEC has seven members: five from South Asia, plus Myanmar and Thailand. Ministry of External Affairs, 4 Aug 2026: Bangladesh Prime Minister invited to the BRICS outreach session as BIMSTEC chair