Relationship dossier
Bangladesh
Thailand
Relationship assessment
Bangladesh and Thailand maintain practical diplomatic and economic cooperation, including a limited visa-exemption arrangement.
Bangladesh toward Thailand
+15Bangladesh signed a visa-exemption agreement with Thailand for holders of diplomatic and official passports in 2012, supporting official exchanges between the governments.
Thailand toward Bangladesh
+15Thailand signed a visa-exemption agreement with Bangladesh for holders of diplomatic and official passports in 2012, supporting official exchanges between the governments.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship has a practical cooperative foundation, including an agreement facilitating official travel and bilateral economic and technical cooperation. The breadth and implementation of these initiatives are unclear, limiting the basis for a stronger characterization.
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 Thailand have pursued practical bilateral cooperation, including an agreement providing visa exemptions for holders of diplomatic and official passports, signed during a 2012 visit by Thailand’s prime minister to Bangladesh. The relationship also includes economic and technical cooperation, though the scope and implementation of bilateral initiatives are not fully clear.
Key developments
Bangladesh and Thailand signed a visa-exemption agreement for holders of diplomatic and official passports during the Thai prime minister’s visit to Bangladesh.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral economic and technical cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of recent government-to-government cooperation is unclear.