Relationship dossier
Bangladesh
New Zealand
Relationship assessment
Generally cooperative relations, with New Zealand assistance in Bangladesh and Bangladesh’s solidarity after the Christchurch attacks.
Bangladesh toward New Zealand
+15Bangladesh’s government condemned the Christchurch mosque attacks in 2019 and expressed solidarity with New Zealand and the victims, a concrete act of diplomatic support.
New Zealand toward Bangladesh
+25New Zealand has provided development and humanitarian assistance connected with Bangladesh, including support for the Rohingya refugee response hosted there.
Overall relationship
+20The relationship includes New Zealand development and humanitarian engagement in Bangladesh and Bangladesh’s diplomatic expression of solidarity after the Christchurch attacks. These examples point to a cooperative bilateral structure, although the extent and durability of wider government-to-government initiatives are 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 New Zealand have generally cooperative relations, including New Zealand’s development and humanitarian assistance connected with Bangladesh and Bangladesh’s public expression of solidarity after the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks. The known examples indicate practical cooperation and diplomatic support, though the breadth and continuity of bilateral initiatives are unclear.
Key developments
Bangladesh’s government condemned the Christchurch mosque attacks and expressed solidarity with New Zealand and the victims.
New Zealand provided humanitarian assistance connected with the Rohingya refugee response in Bangladesh.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and continuity of New Zealand’s development and humanitarian assistance in Bangladesh are unclear.
- Details of current bilateral cooperation beyond the known aid and diplomatic-support examples are limited.