Bangladesh being a signatory to the BRI, its relationship with BRICS may turn out to be a piquant one if it becomes a BRICS member…writes Dr Sakariya Kareem It remains a puzzle why Prime Minister of Bangladesh Tarique Rahman did not attend the BRICS Summit in New Delhi in September. That Dhaka had no representative at the summit has been described by critics as a lost opportunity for Bangladesh. Sections in the Bangladeshi media have noted that the invitation had been extended to him as the chairman of BIMSTEC; though under the circumstances there were few other options as Bangladesh