Dhaka, April 3 -- A much-hyped Yunus-Modi meet is likely tomorrow (Friday) in Bangkok on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC summit being held in the Thai capital with trade and security high on agenda.

Chief Adviser of the interim government of Bangladesh Prof Muhammad Yunus leaves Dhaka today (Thursday) to attend the 6th Summit of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).

The summit meet of the dormant sub-regional bloc is being held under the theme 'Prosperous, Resilient, and Open BIMSTEC', according to a release from the BIMSTEC Secretariat.

"This summit is important for Bangladesh as it will take the chairmanship of the BIMSTEC for next two years from this event," says foreign secretary...