Bangladesh signs agreement with NASA for space exploration

Bangladesh has signed an agreement with the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), opening a new door for cooperation in space research between Bangladesh and the United States.

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, said this will enable Bangladesh to accelerate its space research activities.

Chowdhury Ashik said this while addressing a press briefing of Bangladesh Investment Summit at a hotel in the capital on Tuesday (April 8).

“Artemis is geared towards the future generation who will explore space,” he said. “They might not remain solely on Earth; they will potentially inhabit different planets. As a result of this agreement, Bangladesh has joined as the 54th country.

He also said it will take another 20-25 years to see what benefits Bangladesh has gained from signing the Artemis Accords. The youth generation is global and their expectations are also global.