BIMSTEC for \\\'Sonar Bangla\\\'

The BIMSTEC will help Bangladesh in fulfilling its crucial development goals, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said at the third summit of the regional group on Tuesday. "I reiterate our government’s total commitment to the BIMSTEC. It has the potential to move us all to our common goals. I see optimism in its vibrant role, to particularly help Bangladesh in fulfilling its “Vision 2021” of a middle income country,” the premier told the 3rd summit at Nay Pyi Taw, the capital of Myanmar, on Tuesday morning. She said this was a step to our journey to becoming ‘Sonar Bangla’ or ‘Golden Bangladesh’. “I am confident that the BIMSTEC Permanent Secretariat would generate the momentum necessary for the implementation of all our decisions and the agreed agenda,” she said. Hasina expressed her happiness at Dhaka being chosen for its permanent secretariat. “I assure you that it (BIMSTEC) would receive all support from us for its operation and activities. We are also waiting to welcome the first Secretary-General in Dhaka,” she added, according to bdnews24.com.