M Humayun Kabir: The 4th Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit successfully concluded in Kathmandu yesterday after issuing an 18-point Kathmandu Declaration.
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli handed over the chairmanship of the grouping to Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, reports The Statesman. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and top leaders of other BIMSTEC member-States attended the two-day summit.