Bangladesh–France relations relate to the foreign relationship between

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

and

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

History

The French first arrived in Bengal during the late 17th century. They maintained trading posts in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city i ...

and other cities. In 1757, France sent a contingent of troops to Bengal to fight against the British in the Battle of Plassey. At the invitation of the President of

Emmanuel Macron , the Prime Minister of

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2 ...

is making an official visit to France from 9 November 2021. through this visit,the relationship to a new height. To do that, both Bangladesh and France will have to increase their socioeconomic, defence and political cooperation.

High End Visiting

In 1990, French President François Mitterrand paid an official visit to Bangladesh. Bangladesh Prime Minister

paid an official visit to Paris in 1999. Former Bangladesh Foreign Ministers

Morshed Khan Morshed Khan (born 8 August 1940) is a Bangladeshi politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh from 2001 until 2006. He served as a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Chittagong-10 constituency in the 6th, 7th and ...

and

Dipu Moni Dipu Moni (born 8 December 1965) is a Bangladeshi politician, and has been the Minister of Education of Bangladesh since January 2019 and a Member of Parliament representing the Chandpur-3 constituency. She was Foreign Minister of Bangladesh ...

paid official visits to France in 2006 and 2010 respectively. French Defence Minister Florence Parly visited Bangladesh on 9th March 2020. On these visits, she directly proposed

Rafale The Dassault Rafale (, literally meaning "gust of wind", and "burst of fire" in a more military sense) is a French twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation. Equipped with a wide rang ...

MRCA to the Bangladesh Air Force MRCA Program when it has almost finalised the

Eurofighter Typhoon The Eurofighter Typhoon is a European multinational twin-engine, canard delta wing, multirole fighter. The Typhoon was designed originally as an air-superiority fighter and is manufactured by a consortium of Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo ...

has only one contender as the requirement of BAF

Cultural relations

Alliance Française An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called ...

has been promoting French culture in Bangladesh since 1959. French archaeologists have been working on the excavation of

Mahasthangarh Mahasthangarh ( bn, মহাস্থানগড়, ''Môhasthangôṛ'') is one of the earliest urban archaeological sites so far discovered in Bangladesh. The village Mahasthan in Shibganj upazila of Bogra District contains the remain ...

since 1993 and have made a number of important discoveries.

Economic relations

As of 2021, the bilateral trade between the two countries stood at $2.4 billion of which Bangladesh's export to France amounts to $2.12 billion.France Export to the Bangladesh $225.97 million. Bangladesh mainly exports knitwear, woven garments, frozen food, agricultural products, leather, jute and jute goods to France. France's main export items include chemical products, electronics, transport products, wood and paper.

Resident diplomatic missions

* Bangladesh has an embassy in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

. * France has an embassy in

. File:Bangladeshi embassy in Paris 2.jpg, Embassy of Bangladesh in Paris

History

High End Visiting

Cultural relations

Economic relations

Resident diplomatic missions

See also

References

Further reading