Relationship dossier
Bangladesh
Iran
Relationship assessment
Cordial ties with some bilateral cooperation, including agreements on trade and economic matters
Bangladesh toward Iran
+15Bangladesh has engaged Iran at a high level and joined bilateral agreements covering areas including trade and economic cooperation, providing a concrete basis for working relations.
Iran toward Bangladesh
+15Iran has engaged Bangladesh at a high level and joined bilateral agreements covering areas including trade and economic cooperation, providing a concrete basis for working relations.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship combines cordial high-level engagement with bilateral agreements addressing practical economic cooperation. These features support a cooperative but relatively modest overall assessment; the breadth and durability of implementation remain unclear.
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
Bangladesh and Iran have pursued cordial relations, including high-level engagement and bilateral agreements on areas such as trade and economic cooperation. These initiatives indicate practical cooperation, though its breadth and implementation are not clear. The relationship is not known for major sustained confrontation, but the available examples support a modest rather than close partnership.
Key developments
During President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to Bangladesh, the two governments pursued agreements on bilateral cooperation, including trade and economic matters.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- The scale and continuity of government-led trade and economic cooperation are uncertain.