The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is an international organization of seven nations of South Asia and Southeast Asia. The BIMSTEC member states – are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
There are 14 main sectors of BIMSTEC along with technological and economic cooperation among south Asian and southeast Asian countries along the coast of the Bay of Bengal.
- Trade & Investment
- Transport & Communication
- Energy
- Tourism
- Technology
- Fisheries
- Agriculture
- Public Health
- Poverty Alleviation
- Counter-Terrorism & Transnational Crime
- Environment & Disaster Management
- People-to-People Contact
- Cultural Cooperation
- Climate Change
List of BIMSTEC Summit:
| BIMSTEC Summit | Date | Host Country | Host City |
| First Summit | 31st July 2004 | Thailand | Bangkok |
| Second Summit | 13th November 2008 | India | New Delhi |
| Third Summit | 4th March 2014 | Myanmar | Naypyidaw |
| Fourth Summit | 30th–31st August 2018 | Nepal | Kathmandu |
| Fifth Summit | 2022 | Sri Lanka | Colombo |
