DHAKA, Aug 8, 2025 (BSS) - The Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) will arrange the fourth edition of its flagship international geopolitical conference, the Bay of Bengal Conversation (BoBC), in Dhaka.

The conference will be held from November 22 to 24 in 2025, a CGS press release said. 

This year's theme of the meet - "Rivals, Ruptures, and Realignments" - reflects the shifting global order, renewed regional assertiveness, and growing uncertainty surrounding security, economy, and climate in the Bay of Bengal and beyond.

Building on the success of its previous editions, the BoBC 2025 will bring together 200 speakers and 800 participants from over 80 countries, including heads of government, ministers, parliamentarians, diplomats, civil-military officials, business leaders, academics, journalists, and civil society actors. 

As the world experiences geopolitical fragmentation and the erosion of traditional alliances, the Bay of Bengal Conversation aims to provide a South-driven platform for dialogue, insight, and collaboration.

In a fractured and polarised global environment, the BoBC 2025 will serve as a critical venue to understand the recalibration of global power dynamics, explore the impacts of technological disruption, and address the intersections of climate, conflict, and connectivity in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.

This year's five central agendas are: Shifting Alliances and the New Geometry of Power; Crisis Multiplied: War, Fragility, and the End of Global Stability?; AI, Disinformation, and the Weaponisation of Knowledge; Economic Realignments in an Era of Sanctions, Debt, and De-risking; and Climate, Borders, and Security in a Warming Bay.

The Bay of Bengal Conversation remains by invitation only, with mandatory registration for all speakers, delegates, participants and journalists. 

The CGS is going to organises the conference in cooperation with governments, international organisations, diplomatic missions, and corporate houses.

As one of South Asia's most relevant and dynamic geopolitical gatherings, the BoBC 2025 promises to be a milestone event for thinkers, doers, and leaders committed to navigating a complex, fast-changing world, the release said.