Bangladesh, July 23 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to attend the BRICS summit in Delhi, as part of efforts to thaw relations between the two neighbouring countries.

The 18th BRICS summit will be held in New Delhi on Sep 12-13.

The 11-member bloc's host nation can invite outside countries as special guests to the gathering.

On Thursday, State Minister Shama Obaed Islam confirmed that the invitation had reached the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

She said the invitation had been forwarded to the Prime Minister's Office.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Bdnews24....