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SOUTH ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established when its Charter was formally adopted on December 8, 1985 by the Heads of State or Government of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

SAARC provides a platform for the peoples of South Asia to work together in a spirit of friendship, trust and understanding. It aims to accelerate the process of economic and social development in Member States.

 

SAARC Chair, Fellowship and Scholarship Programmes tenable in Bangladesh

Offers from Afghanistan
2 (two) Scholarships, one each in Dari and Pashto languages

Offers from Bangladesh
1 (one) SAARC Chair, 4 (four) Fellowships and 10 (ten) Scholarships in the Universities in Bangladesh.

Offers from India
Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has offered 1 (one) Chair, 1 (one) Fellowship and 2 (two) Scholarships (on rotational basis among Member States) for the year 2008-09.

Offers from Nepal
1 (one) Scholarship in MBBS and 1 (one) Scholarship in Masters in Rural Development on the basis of rotation. (The Government of Nepal has offered the scholarship in MBBS to Bhutan for the current academic year and the nominee from Afghanistan has been selected to study for the Masters in Rural Development.)


Further details of the above mentioned SAARC Chairs, Fellowships and Scholarships may be obtained from the SAARC Divisions of the Ministries of Foreign/External Affairs of the Member States of SAARC.

 

SAARC Genderbase Launched

The SAARC Genderbase was lauched in New Delhi, India on 17 January 2008 by H.E. Chenkyab Dorji, the Secretary General of SAARC.

 

Twenty Second Anniversary of SAARC Charter Day celebrated, 8 December 2007

 

Fourteeth SAARC Summit, 3 - 4 April 2007, New Delhi

 

Revised SAARC Chair, Fellowship and Scholarship Scheme (2007 - 2008)  Details

 

SAARC Energy Newsletter

March 2007, Volume 1, Issue 1 download

 

Scholarships for 2006 - 2007  Details

 

SAARC Regional Poverty Profile 2005

SAARC RPP 2005 - Poverty Reduction in South Asia through Productive Employment view

 

Twenty-second SAARC Charter Day Celebrated, 8th December 2006

 

Agreement on South Asian Free Trade Area

 

Thirteenth SAARC Summit, 12-13 November 2005, Dhaka

 

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Expert Group Meeting on Climate Change
1 - 2 July 2008
Dhaka, Bangladesh

SAARC Regional Technical Consultation on developing indicators for the Framework on children affected by HIV/AIDS
2 July 2008
SAARC Secretariat

Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change
3 July 2008
Dhaka, Bangladesh

SAARC Expert Group Meeting to develop the SAARC Regional Strategy on Communicable Diseases
7 - 8 July 2008
Bhutan

SAARC Film Festival 2008.
18 - 23 July 2008
Sri Lanka

Third Meeting of SAARC Immigration Authorities
22 July 2008
Islamabad, Pakistan

Seminar/Workshop on Public Passenger Road Transport
27 July 2008
Sri Lanka

SAARC Cultural Festival
28 July - 2 August 2008
Sri Lanka

Second SAARC Youth Camp
28 July - 1 August 2008
Sri Lanka

Conference of SAARC Ministers of Parliamentary Affairs
5 - 7 August 2008
Sri Lanka

Fifth SAARC Conference on Cooperation in Police Matters was held on 9 May 2006 in Dhaka, Bagladesh

First Meeting of SAARC Home / Interior Ministers was held on 11 May 2006 in Dhaka, Bangladesh