Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- Bangladesh is currently undecided on whether Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will attend the BRICS Summit in New Delhi next month, said the country's Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman.

Khalilur further urged the local media to distinguish between two separate Indian invitations extended to Bangladesh - one for a bilateral visit by Rahman and another for Dhaka, in its capacity as chair of BIMSTEC (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation), to attend the BRICS outreach session.

"First of all, I am not an astrologer. So, I cannot predict on which exact day it will happen. Secondly, the BIMSTEC invitation was not extended to the prime minister personally. It was addressed to the chairperson...