{
  "id": 3785291,
  "title": "Bangladesh open to joining Makkah Joint defence pact if invited",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/bangladesh-open-to-joining-makkah-joint-defence-pact-if-invited",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T17:24:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1544266/bangladesh-open-to-joining-makkah-joint-defence-pact-if-invited/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Bangladesh says it will positively consider joining the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement if founding members invite the country. Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman shared the position in parliament on Thursday. He said Bangladesh would carefully assess the agreement before making any decision. He also stressed that Dhaka would consider the potential benefits for the country and […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Bangladesh to 'positively' consider joining Makkah pact if invited: foreign minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/bangladesh-to-positively-consider-joining-makkah-pact-if-invited",
        "published": "2026-08-27T16:58:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Saudi Gazette",
        "title": "Crown Prince receives message from Bangladesh prime minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/crown-prince-receives-message-from-bangladesh-prime-minister",
        "published": "2026-08-27T19:16:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}