BIMSTEC
Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation
Updated 7 November 2026
Seven states around the Bay of Bengal cooperating on trade, connectivity, energy, security and disaster management.
Key facts
- Founded
- 1997
- Headquarters
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Members
- 7 states
- Chair
- Bangladesh
- Secretary-General
- Indra Mani Pandey
- Last summit
- 4 April 2025Bangkok, Thailand
- The UAE
- Not a member
- UAE trade with members (2025)
- $128.6 billion