CASC 12

CASC 12
The 12th Central-Asian Song Contest, often referred to as CASC 12, was the twelfth edition of the Central-Asian Song Contest, a music competition based in and around Central Asia. The contest was hosted in Chittagong, Bangladesh, after the country's win in the previous edition with Joy Crookes and her song "Feet Don't Fail Me Now". The official slogan of CASC 12 was "Keep On Walking".

Chittagong is considered as Bangladesh's second largest city with a population of more than 5.2 million. The city is located on the banks of the Karnaphuli River between the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the Bay of Bengal. The city is known for having the largest sea port in the region and is among the biggest cities in its region, Bengal, along with Dhaka, Bangladesh and Kolkata, India.

Participating Countries
A total of 41 countries took part in the edition.

Returning and Debuting Countries
All 32 regular countries that had participated in the previous edition returned in CASC 12. The edition also featured 9 guest countres with 6 of them having participated in previous editions. The 3 debuting countries were Belarus, Brunei and Cambodia.

Withdrawing Countries
A total of 6 countries withdrew from the competition. All 6 countries were guest countries and did not appear on the published list due to not being invited. These 6 countries are Malaysia, Moldova, Oman, Singapore, Sudan and Vietnam.