Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that Dhaka had not made any request for membership of BRICS right now, Bangladesh-based Dhaka Tribune reported. Sheikh Hasina said, "We didn’t go to tell anyone to make us a member (of BRICS) right now," Dhaka Tribune reported. In response to a question about the BRICS membership, Hasina said that it is not right that when Bangladesh wants something, it will not get it, Dhaka Tribune reported. She participated in the BRICS Summit held in Johannesburg from August 22-24 at the invitation of South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa made the announcement while issuing the Johannesburg Declaration of the 15th BRICS Summit.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 29, 2023 20:54 UTC