Bangladesh will not be represented at the BRICS summit in any official capacity, said Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh Humaiun Kobir on Thursday (September 10, 2026). Speaking to reporters in Dhaka, Mr.
Kobir said that India had invited Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in his capacity as the head of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) and not as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh.
Mr. Marcos; the President of Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye; and the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, will participate in the BRICS summit representing ASEAN, the African Union and the Eurasian Economic Union. CELAC and GCC will be represented by Mario Lubetkin, Foreign Minister of Uruguay and Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Foreign Minister of Bahrain. The announcement did not feature any name for Bangladesh.
Kobir’s explanation came as speculation continued on whether Bangladesh would send any representative to the BRICS summit for which India had extended an early invite to Bangladesh Prime Minister Rahman in August 2026. On Thursday (September 10, 2026), the Ministry of External Affairs announced that the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand R.
“How shall we go? Has anyone from the Bangladesh government been invited? Our Prime Minister was not invited. The BIMSTEC Chair was invited. Then why are you asking this question?” remarked Mr. Kobir in response to questions from the media. Speaking to the media at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka, Mr. In August, India invited the Country Chairs of Regional Organisations like BIMSTEC, ASEAN, the African Union, the Gulf Cooperation Council, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). Rahman to India. However, the talks broke down after deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held a virtual press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club (FCC) where she attacked the current government in Dhaka for the breakdown in law and order. The BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) Chair was invited,” Kobir was quoted as saying by Bangladeshi news outlet The Daily Star.
India is the host of the 2026 BRICS summit and received global leaders like President Vladimir Putin of Russia, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia and several others. Prime Minister Rahman was invited to visit India bilaterally immediately after he took office on February 17, 2026. Earlier reporting noted: Kobir questioned how Rahman could attend the September 12-13 summit when, according to Dhaka’s interpretation, no invitation had been issued to him in his capacity as Bangladesh’s head of government.
Who told you that our Prime Minister was invited? Kobir said that the first visit of Mr. Rahman to India can not be a multilateral one and that a bilateral visit will be planned at a “conducive” time. Bangladesh had earlier said that Delhi and Dhaka were in consultation for a possible visit by Mr. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka had expressed “outrage” over the issue. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir said Rahman was not personally invited as Bangladesh’s prime minister and that the invitation was instead extended to the current chair of BIMSTEC.
Earlier reporting noted: ‘How shall we go?’: Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman to skip BRICS Summit as Dhaka questions India invite Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is unlikely to attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, with his government drawing a sharp distinction over India’s invitation. Earlier reporting noted: “How shall we go?
