Yunus seeks collective efforts to strengthen BIMSTEC

Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus called on BIMSTEC leaders to support revitalizing the organization as Bangladesh assumes chairmanship. At the summit, he emphasized the need for mutual confidence despite differences and urged addressing challenges like energy security and low intra-regional trade (5.9%). Yunus outlined priorities including youth empowerment, AI integration, knowledge sharing, and ecosystem development, promoting his “three zeros” vision: zero poverty, unemployment, and carbon.READ FULL