Why not Bangladesh in BRICS?

Bangladesh has done nothing but file an application to join the BRICS club—Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. However, the policy makers of Bangladesh were keen on getting the membership. It was thought that if Bangladesh had secured the BRICS membership, it would have added a new dimension to the various geopolitical context ahead […]

The BRICS bloc has expanded to include Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Argentina and Ethiopia.

Iran and Saudi Arabia are among the six countries invited on Thursday to join the BRICS grouping of developing economies. The United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Egypt and Ethiopia are also set to join the bloc from 2024. The announcement was made at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, whose country […]

Bilateral meeting between Sheikh Hasina and Xi Jinping on the sidelines of BRICS Summit

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen, Private Industry and Investment Adviser to the Prime Minister Salman Fazlur Rehman, Prime Minister’s daughter and Thematic Ambassador of the Climate Vulnerable Forum and Chairperson of the National Advisory Committee for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Saima Wazed, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Mohd. Tofajzel Hussain Miya and Foreign Secretary […]

BRICS Club: Why is expansion creating a rift?

South African officials say more than 40 countries from the ‘Global South’ have shown some degree of interest in joining BRICS, a broad term that refers to countries outside the West. Like the BRICS members themselves, these countries represent different political systems, disparate economic strengths and contrasting diplomatic positions, and are culturally and geographically as […]