Relationship dossier
Bangladesh
Falkland Islands
Relationship assessment
Bangladesh has supported Argentina’s claim; the Falkland Islands are a British-administered territory without an independent foreign policy.
Bangladesh toward Falkland Islands
-15Bangladesh has voiced support for Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands, opposing the British-administered status of the territory.
Falkland Islands toward Bangladesh
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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
Bangladesh has voiced support for Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falkland Islands, a position at odds with the islands’ British administration. The Falkland Islands are a dependent territory and do not conduct an independent foreign policy toward Bangladesh.
Areas of tension
- The sovereignty dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, on which Bangladesh has supported Argentina’s claim.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and practical implications of Bangladesh’s support for Argentina’s claim are unclear.
- The Falkland Islands’ government does not independently set foreign policy toward Bangladesh.