Bangladesh Foreign Minister keeps mum on PM Rahman’s participation in India-hosted BRICS summit
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman declined to comment on whether Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will attend the upcoming BRICS summit in India. The potential visit comes amid strained diplomatic relations between the two nations following the ouster of former PM Sheikh Hasina.
Why it matters
Bangladesh's participation in the BRICS summit is a significant indicator of the current state of India-Bangladesh diplomatic relations.
UN General Assembly President and Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman offered no word on whether Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would attend the BRICS Summit in India later this week, after New Delhi invited him to join an outreach session of the grouping.
India is hosting the annual BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12 and 13, which is expected to deliberate extensively on a number of pressing global challenges, including the economic consequences of the West Asia crisis.
“I’m not here (in a) national capacity, so please forgive me... I will really ask all of you to ask me questions or approach me in my capacity as the President of the General Assembly. If there are bilateral issues, I’m still the Foreign Minister; I’ll speak to you separately,” Mr. Rahman said at a press briefing in the United Nations on Tuesday (September 8, 2026).
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