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BSS, Dhaka

The second Bay of Bengal Initiative on Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTC) Summit will be held in Indian capital New Delhi on November 13.

The summit will be preceded by BIMSTEC ministerial meeting on November 12, official sources said here on Sunday.

The senior officials (secretary level) meeting of BIMSTEC member countries of the grouping will be held on November 11 to make necessary preparations.

for the Summit, which assumes great importance in view of global financial crisis, the sources added.

As per the practice host India is expected to extend formal invitation to heads of government of seven member countries of the forum to attend the summit.

The leaders of the member countries are expected to deliberate on how best to address and cope with the prevailing situation. Food crisis and energy problems are also expected to figure prominently at the deliberations of the summit leaders, sources said.

The first BIMSTEC summit was held in Bangkok in 2004.

Chief Adviser of the caretaker government Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed is expected to lead the Bangladesh delegation to the summit.