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Relationship dossier

Bangladesh Norway

Relationship assessment

Bangladesh–Norway ties include development assistance and bilateral tax cooperation.

Bangladesh toward Norway

+15

Bangladesh has engaged in bilateral tax cooperation with Norway through an agreement to avoid double taxation. The extent of other direct government cooperation is unclear.

Norway toward Bangladesh

+30

Norway has provided development assistance to Bangladesh, forming a substantive area of bilateral government cooperation. The current scope of this assistance is unclear.

Overall relationship

+25

The relationship has a practical cooperative foundation in Norwegian development assistance and bilateral tax cooperation. These arrangements support a positive overall characterization, while their current scope and implementation 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Bangladesh and Norway have a cooperative relationship that includes Norwegian development assistance to Bangladesh and bilateral tax cooperation. The relationship has practical areas of engagement, although the scale and current scope of government cooperation are not clear.

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