The special session of Bimstec Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) Wednesday endorsed the "BIMSTEC Master Plan for Transport Connectivity" for approval and adoption by the 17th Bimstec Ministerial Meeting and Fifth Bimstec Summit. The Fifth Bimstec Summit is expected to be held in Sri Lanka's Colombo this year. Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen virtually took part in the SOM held in Colombo. He led a four-member Bangladesh delegation of Additional Foreign Secretary Md Shamsul Haque (Saarc and Bimstec) and other officers. Also read: Bimstec SG lauds Bangladesh’s socioeconomic development The foreign secretaries and senior officials of all the seven Bimstec member states joined the meeting, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday emphasised the implementation of the Bimstec Master Plan for transport connectivity for the greater benefit of the Bimstec region.