Chinese President Xi Jinping during his meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called on China and Bangladesh to push for high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and give full play to their economic complementarity.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today left Dhaka for Johannesburg to attend the 15th BRICS Summit to be held on August 22-25 at the invitation of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

The recent virtual BRICS summit, which brought together the heads of state and government of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, was interesting as much for what did not happen as for what did.

Iran has submitted an application to become a member in the group of emerging economies known as the BRICS, an Iranian official said on Monday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday is hosting a virtual summit with the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa collectively known as the “BRICS,” amid rising concerns over the global economic outlook and a growing political divide between Beijing and New Delhi.

Russian President Vladimir Putin outlines his vision for strengthening the BRICS countries’ partnership in politics, the economy, culture and other areas.

China will give $80 million in funding for BRICS cooperation plans, Chinese President Xi Jinping says, while the bloc of five emerging countries pledge to oppose protectionism.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is to meet world leaders today including India's Narendra Modi ahead of the start of a summit of the BRICS emerging economies.