Dhaka, 07 November 2021:
As the current Chair of the D-8, Bangladesh is going to host the 44th Session of the D-8
Commission meeting on 08-09 November 2021 in Dhaka in hybrid format. Ambassador Shabbir Ahmad
Chowdhury, Secretary (West and ICT), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh will inaugurate the two-
day long meeting of the D-8 Commissioners. The D-8 Commissioner of Bangladesh and Director
General (International Organizations) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, Ms. Wahida
Ahmed will Chair the meeting. The D-8 Secretary-General, Mr. Ku Jaafar Bin Ku Shaari and
Commissioners of the D-8 Member countries will participate in the meeting.
During the meeting, issues related to the six priority areas of D-8 cooperation- Trade, Agriculture
and Food Security, Industrial Cooperation, Energy and Minerals, Transportation and Tourism are
expected to be discussed in order to intensify the existing D-8 cooperation. The D-8 Commissioners will
take stock of the implementation of the outcomes of the 10 th D-8 Summit and review the progress made
so far.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is the current Chair of the Developing-8 Organization for
Economic Cooperation (D-8). She assumed the Chairmanship of the D-8 from the President of Turkey
on 08 April 2021 at the 10th D-8 Summit.
