Dhaka, April 9 -- Bangladesh signed the Artemis Accords with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States for the latter's non-military space exploration initiative at Bangladesh Investment Summit held at InterContinental Hotel in the capital on April 8.

In the presence of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority's Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun and US Embassy's Charge d'Affaires Tracey Ann Jacobson, Bangladesh Defense Secretary Md Ashraf Uddin signed the accords.

"With the signing ceremony, Bangladesh makes a strong and significant commitment to the peaceful, responsible, and transparent exploration of space," said NASA Acting Administrator Janet Petro in a video message.

NASA, in c...