Relationship dossier
Bangladesh
Italy
Relationship assessment
Bangladesh and Italy maintain a cooperative relationship, including agreements on political, cultural and defense ties.
Bangladesh toward Italy
+35Bangladesh has pursued closer cooperation with Italy through high-level engagement and agreements covering political consultation, cultural exchange and defense, including during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 2020 visit to Rome.
Italy toward Bangladesh
+35Italy has engaged Bangladesh through high-level bilateral discussions and agreements on political consultation, cultural exchange and defense, including during Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte’s 2020 meeting with Sheikh Hasina.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a cooperative structure, reflected in high-level engagement and agreements spanning political consultation, culture and defense, alongside labor migration and economic links. The extent to which these arrangements have produced sustained practical cooperation is 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 Italy have pursued cooperation through high-level visits and agreements covering political consultation, cultural exchange and defense. Labor migration and economic ties are also important parts of the relationship. The known record supports a cooperative assessment, though the scope and implementation of bilateral arrangements are not fully clear.
Key developments
During Sheikh Hasina’s visit to Rome, Bangladesh and Italy agreed on cooperation covering political consultation, cultural exchange and defense.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and continuing scope of agreements on political consultation, culture and defense are unclear.
- The scale and terms of bilateral cooperation on labor migration and development are uncertain.