Sub-regional Co-operation Cell

Sub-regional Co-operation Cell (Bengali: উপ-আঞ্চলিক সহযোগিতা সেল) is a Bangladesh government agency under the Prime Minister's Office. It is responsible for managing relationship in the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal sub regional initiative.

Sub-regional Co-operation Cell

Formation	2012
Headquarters	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served	Bangladesh
Official language	Bengali
Website	pmo.gov.bd/site/page/4b34f982-c04c-42dc-b12d-7b57838aba44/Sub-regional-Co-operation-Cell-(SRCC)

History

Sub-regional Co-operation Cell was formed following the advice of Mashiur Rahman, Economic Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina in 2009.^[1] The purpose of the cell is to work for greater cooperation in sub-region of South Asia containing Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal.^[1] It started operations in 2012 replacing the Development and Coordination Cell.^[1] It works with the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal initiative that works as a substitute for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) which has been hindered by tensions between Pakistan and India.^[2] The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party was opposed to subregional cooperation preferring SAARC.^[3]