Sub-regional Co-operation Cell

Sub-regional Co-operation CellFormation| 2012

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Headquarters| Dhaka, Bangladesh

Region served

| Bangladesh

Official language

| Bengali
Website| pmo.gov.bd/site/page/4b34f982-c04c-42dc-b12d-7b57838aba44/Sub-regional-Co-operation-Cell-(SRCC)

Sub-regional Co-operation Cell (Bengali: উপ-আঞ্চলিক সহযোগিতা সেল) is a Bangladesh government agency under the Prime Minister's Office. It is responsible for managing relationship in the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal sub regional initiative.

## History

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Sub-regional Co-operation Cell was formed following the advice of Mashiur Rahman, Economic Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina in 2009.[1] The purpose of the cell is to work for greater cooperation in sub-region of South Asia containing Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal.[1] It started operations in 2012 replacing the Development and Coordination Cell.[1] It works with the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal initiative that works as a substitute for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) which has been hindered by tensions between Pakistan and India.[2] The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party was opposed to subregional cooperation preferring SAARC.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "প্রধানমন্ত্রীর কার্যালয়". pmo.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
2. ^ Raihan, Selim (2016-10-02). "Sub-regional cooperation can be the answer". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
3. ^ Gambhir, Mohak (2020-04-03). "Evolution of Regional and Sub-Regional Cooperation in South Asia – Center For Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS)". www.claws.in. Retrieved 2023-12-11.

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