Relationship dossier
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Relationship assessment
Bahrain–Bangladesh ties include practical cooperation on Bangladeshi labor migration.
Bahrain toward Bangladesh
+15Bahrain has participated in bilateral manpower-recruitment arrangements with Bangladesh, supporting the employment of Bangladeshi workers in Bahrain.
Bangladesh toward Bahrain
+15Bangladesh has participated in bilateral manpower-recruitment arrangements with Bahrain to facilitate employment for Bangladeshi workers there.
Overall relationship
+15Labor-migration cooperation is a concrete feature of the bilateral relationship. Its known scope is practical rather than evidence of a broader, close strategic partnership.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Bahrain and Bangladesh have maintained practical cooperation around Bangladeshi labor migration, including a manpower-recruitment agreement. This provides a concrete basis for a modestly cooperative relationship, though the scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond labor migration are unclear.
Key developments
Bahrain and Bangladesh signed a memorandum of understanding on manpower recruitment.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of labor-recruitment arrangements are unclear.
- Details of government cooperation beyond labor migration are limited.