Relationship dossier
Bangladesh
Japan
Relationship assessment
A broad partnership shaped by Japanese development assistance and expanded bilateral cooperation
Bangladesh toward Japan
+35Bangladesh's government engaged Japan in expanding bilateral cooperation, including the 2023 upgrade to a comprehensive partnership. The specific scope of Bangladesh-led initiatives toward Japan is less clear.
Japan toward Bangladesh
+50Japan has provided substantial development assistance to Bangladesh, including financing for major infrastructure projects. The two governments expanded their partnership in 2023.
Overall relationship
+45The relationship has a durable cooperative foundation in Japanese development assistance and infrastructure financing, reinforced by the governments' 2023 comprehensive partnership. Economic and development cooperation are prominent, while the specific scope and implementation of newer cooperation remain uncertain.
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 Japan maintain a broad cooperative partnership, including Japanese development assistance and major infrastructure projects in Bangladesh. Their governments upgraded the relationship to a comprehensive partnership in 2023. The relationship also includes economic and development cooperation, though the breadth of specific Bangladeshi government initiatives toward Japan is less clear.
Key developments
The governments upgraded their relationship to a comprehensive partnership.
Japan provided development assistance and financing for major infrastructure projects in Bangladesh.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation under the comprehensive partnership are unclear.
- The extent of recent Bangladeshi government initiatives specifically directed toward Japan is uncertain.