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DIRECTIONAL RELATIONSHIP · 2026

Bangladesh → United States

This score represents Bangladesh's relationship toward United States. The reverse direction is calculated separately and shown alongside it.

BGD → USA-5Mixed85% evidence confidenceBroad sourced evidence
USA → BGD-2Mixed3-point gap · not analytically meaningful
SIX-COMPONENT MODEL

Current component scores

Component values run from −100 to +100 and are combined with the published weights.

Security-10

1 documented factor produce the -10 security assessment.

Why this score?
  1. -10Human-rights sanctions create targeted political friction
    Active event · 2021

    The United States sanctioned the Rapid Action Battalion and officials over serious human-rights abuse allegations; the measures were targeted rather than sector-wide.

Coverage gap: Annual exercises and assistance did not meet the frozen exceptional-integration threshold.

Diplomacy-5

2 documented factors produce the -5 diplomacy assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +10Standing partnership and security dialogues
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The governments maintained recurring bilateral forums covering political, economic, security and regional issues.

  2. -15Human-rights sanctions create targeted political friction
    Active event · 2021

    The United States sanctioned the Rapid Action Battalion and officials over serious human-rights abuse allegations; the measures were targeted rather than sector-wide.

Economic0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: 2015 reporter-side trade remained below the frozen threshold and no qualifying economic-dialogue outcome was evidenced.

Alignment-20

2 documented factors produce the -20 alignment assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +10Peacekeeping and regional-security cooperation
    Baseline rule · 2015

    Long-running cooperation covered UN peacekeeping, counterterrorism, maritime security and defense institution building.

  2. -30United Nations voting alignment
    Baseline rule · 2015

    A rolling three-year comparison of UN General Assembly votes activates the alignment threshold.

Disputes+15

1 documented factor produce the +15 disputes assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +15Stable diplomatic relationship without bilateral claims
    Baseline rule · 2015

    Official records describe cordial cooperation and managed policy differences without an active bilateral territorial dispute.

Societal0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: The reviewed record does not establish a national-scale exchange meeting the frozen societal threshold.

CHANGE SINCE 2015

+1 in 2015 → -5 in 2026

The change is generated from sourced events and frozen scoring rules, not retrospective editorial adjustment.

ACTIVE EVIDENCE

Events affecting the current score

-6

Human-rights sanctions create targeted political friction

The United States sanctioned the Rapid Action Battalion and officials over serious human-rights abuse allegations; the measures were targeted rather than sector-wide.

Interpret with care

This analytical score is not an objective fact, endorsement or prediction. Confidence reflects evidence coverage, while incomplete or unavailable observations remain explicit. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties rather than a meaningful ranking.

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