Relationship dossier
Bangladesh
Turkmenistan
Relationship assessment
Modest bilateral cooperation, with implementation details unclear
Bangladesh toward Turkmenistan
+15During Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov’s 2012 visit to Bangladesh, the two governments concluded agreements covering areas including agriculture, textiles, energy, education, and culture. The extent of Bangladesh’s subsequent implementation is unclear.
Turkmenistan toward Bangladesh
+15Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov visited Bangladesh in 2012, and the two governments concluded agreements covering areas including agriculture, textiles, energy, education, and culture. The extent of Turkmenistan’s subsequent implementation is unclear.
Overall relationship
+15Bilateral cooperation has included government agreements across several sectors, providing a basis for a modest cooperative relationship. The available picture of their implementation and of later bilateral activity is limited.
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 Turkmenistan have pursued cooperation through bilateral agreements, including agreements concluded during Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov’s 2012 visit to Bangladesh. The known initiatives point to modest cooperation, while the scale and implementation of the agreements are unclear.
Key developments
During Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov’s visit to Bangladesh, the two governments concluded agreements covering areas including agriculture, textiles, energy, education, and culture.
Major uncertainties
- The implementation and practical scope of agreements concluded during the 2012 presidential visit are unclear.
- Details of subsequent bilateral government cooperation are limited.