Dhaka, April 9 -- Bangladesh has officially joined the Artemis Accords, becoming the 54th signatory to the US-led international agreement on civil space exploration.

The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Tuesday between the Space Research and Remote Sensing Organisation (SPARRSO) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States.

The signing took place on the second day of the four-day Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 at the InterContinental Hotel in Dhaka.

The ceremony commenced with a virtual message from Janet Petro, Acting Administrator of NASA, who remarked that the visit of Chief NASA Astronaut Joseph M. Acaba to Bangladesh last December marked the beginning of discussions regarding th...