Bangladesh, March 5 -- Bangladesh is planning to establish an international South-South Centre in Dhaka as part of its plan to project itself as an emerging leader in the Global South.

The country is likely to make a formal proposal for this in the upcoming high level United Nations conference on South-South Cooperation scheduled to be held in Buenos Aires later this month.

Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen will lead the Bangladesh delegation during the high-level conference to be held in the Argentine capital from March 20 to 22.

"We will propose establishing a 'South-South Center on Knowledge and Innovation' in Bangladesh during the event," a government official concerned told the FE on Sunday.

"This can go a long way in establishing th...