Relationship dossier
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Relationship assessment
Constructive ties marked by financial support and cooperation agreements
Bangladesh toward Sri Lanka
+35Bangladesh provided Sri Lanka with financial support through a currency-swap arrangement in 2021 and concluded cooperation agreements and memoranda during the 2021 visit by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Sri Lanka toward Bangladesh
+35Sri Lanka concluded cooperation agreements and memoranda with Bangladesh during Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s 2021 visit, including arrangements concerning agriculture, education and cultural exchange.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship includes practical financial cooperation and agreements spanning several civilian fields, without a prominent sustained bilateral confrontation among the major features considered. The scale and implementation of these initiatives are not clear enough to characterize the relationship as a close partnership.
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 Sri Lanka have pursued practical cooperation, including a 2021 currency-swap arrangement under which Bangladesh provided Sri Lanka with financial support. During a 2021 visit by Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, the countries also concluded cooperation agreements and memoranda in areas including agriculture, education and cultural exchange. These initiatives indicate constructive ties, though their implementation and the broader scope of cooperation are unclear.
Key developments
Bangladesh provided Sri Lanka with financial support through a currency-swap arrangement.
During Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s visit, the countries concluded cooperation agreements and memoranda in areas including agriculture, education and cultural exchange.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and continued scope of the cooperation agreements concluded in 2021 are unclear.
- The extent of cooperation beyond financial support and the areas covered by the 2021 agreements is uncertain.