Relationship dossier
Bangladesh
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
A cooperative relationship centered on development, humanitarian support and economic engagement.
Bangladesh toward Switzerland
+25Bangladesh has engaged Switzerland through bilateral political and economic consultations and agreements, including a tax treaty. These arrangements provide concrete channels for cooperation with the Swiss government.
Switzerland toward Bangladesh
+35Switzerland has maintained development cooperation in Bangladesh since 1978 and has provided humanitarian support related to the Rohingya crisis. Swiss-Bangladeshi agreements also support economic engagement.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a durable cooperative foundation in Swiss development cooperation, humanitarian engagement and bilateral economic arrangements. Political and economic consultations reinforce that framework. These ties support a positive overall relationship without indicating an exceptionally close strategic 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 Switzerland maintain a cooperative relationship that includes Swiss development cooperation in Bangladesh, bilateral political and economic engagement, and agreements on taxation and investment. Switzerland has also provided humanitarian support related to the Rohingya crisis. The relationship is substantially cooperative, although its scope is more focused on development and economic ties than on a close strategic partnership.
Key developments
Swiss development cooperation in Bangladesh began.
Bangladesh and Switzerland concluded a bilateral agreement to avoid double taxation.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of current bilateral development and economic initiatives are unclear.
- The extent of recent high-level political engagement is unclear.