Celebrating 30 Years of SAARC

8 December 2015

On 8 December 1985, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Charter was signed by Heads of State/Government of SAARC Member States during the First SAARC Summit held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. SAARC promotes welfare economics, collective self-reliance among the countries of South Asia, and accelerated socio-cultural development in the South Asia region.

The electric power trade agreement between India and Nepal has been renewed for a three-month period. The agreement...

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The Governments of Bhutan and India exchanged multiple agreements across various sectors during India Prime Minister Narendra Modi's...

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Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, who took office in January 2024, embarked on his first overseas visit to...

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Bhutan is contemplating rejoining the Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal Motor Vehicles Agreement (BBIN MVA). This development was communicated during a meeting...

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The new Integrated Checkpost (ICP) at Sabroom in Tripura, India, and its counterpart in Ramgarh Upazila, Bandarban, Bangladesh,...

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Mr. Hasan Mahmud, Foreign Minister of the Government of Bangladesh, has emphasized the importance of finalizing a Memorandum...

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PTC India Limited has commenced power supply from Bhutan’s Nikachhu Hydropower Project. The electricity supply will be imported...

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