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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 of almost 177.8 million people within an area of 148,461 square kilometres (57,321 sq mi).

Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Data refreshed on 2026.11.04 · source: Wikidata

Points to watch 2026.11.04

Alert
Recent institutional rupture: Révolution civile août 2024 (chute Hasina).
Context
New head of government since 2026.02.17: Tarique Rahman, replacing Muhammad Yunus. Wikidata
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Hosts 1.2 million refugees. UNHCR 2025

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The Institute's composite reading

Risque élevé

4.9 /10 risk

Security 0.0
Legitimacy 3.0
Economy 6.0
Diplomacy 5.0
Influence 1.5

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

UN list of 2026.11.03: 0 people and 2 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida.

Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 15 (list of 2026.10.27), United Kingdom 4 (list of 2026.11.03), EU 2 (list of 2026.10.23).

Capital: Dhaka
Population: 169,828,911 inh.
Area: 147,570 km²
Currency: BDT
Regime: Westminster system

Executive in office

Head of State

Mohammad Shahabuddin

since 2023.04.24

Head of Government

Tarique Rahman

since 2026.02.17 Parti nationaliste du Bangladesh

Government in office · 3 members

Minister of Finance

Mustafa Kamal

since 2019.01.07 Ligue Awami Finance

Adviser (Interim or caretaker government of Bangladesh)

Sheikh Bashir Uddin

since 2024.11.10

Minister of Road Transport and Bridges

Obaidul Quader

since 2019.01.07 Ligue Awami

Parliament

Jatiya Sangsad

350 seats

Bangladesh Nationalist Party BNP 246
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami 76
National Citizen Party NCP 8
Independent politician 7
Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish BKM 3
Independent politician 2
Bangladesh Jatiya Party BJP 1
Ganosamhati Andolon GSA 1
Gono Odhikar Parishad GOP 1
Jatiya Ganotantrik Party JGP 1
Khelafat Majlish KM 1
Islami Andolan Bangladesh IAB 1

1 more groups

Vacant 2

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

456 G$

2025 ↑ +1.4 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

2,597 $

2025 ↑ +0.2 % vs 2024

Growth

3.5 %

2025 ↓ -0.7 pt vs 2024

Inflation

8.8 %

2025 ↓ -1.7 pt vs 2024

Unemployment

3.8 %

2025 ↑ +0.1 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

0.8 %

2025 ↓ -0.1 pt vs 2024

Life expectancy

74.9 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.3 % vs 2023

Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.20/1

#136 closed autocracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

44/100

Partly Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

24/100

#1502025

Press freedom (RSF)

33/100

#1522026

Military posture SIPRI · 2025

Global spending rank

#52

SIPRI 2025

Annual budget

3.7 Md$

2025USD constants 2024

Defense effort

0.8 %PIB

2025

Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023

Exports

55 Md$

Imports

76 Md$

Balance

-21 Md$

Top exports

84.0% Vêtements + textile 46 Md$

Top imports

14.0% Coton + tissus 11 Md$
8.0% Pétrole raffiné 6 Md$

Export partners

États-Unis 18.0%
Allemagne 13.0%
Royaume-Uni 9.0%

Import partners

Chine 28.5%
Inde 12.0%

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

USA 30%
GBR 32%
FRA 36%
DEU 36%
RUS 60%
CHN 70%
IND 71%

Abstention: 23%

Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-11-04

Upcoming

2026

Parliament (after the revolution)

Last election

2026-02-12

Parliament and Constitutional referendum

Bangladesh Nationalist Party 209 seats, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami 68, National Citizen Party 6 (of 300) · turnout 59.4%

Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.11.04 (CC BY-SA)
2024-08

Student revolution

Chute Hasina
2024-01-07

Parliament (boycotted)

Sheikh Hasina (Awami League)

Last institutional rupture Révolution civile août 2024 (chute Hasina)

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.685/1

#1302023

Top 10% (wealth)

41.0 %

WID

Gini

30.9

moderate2022

Refugees hosted

1,178,038

UNHCR 2025

Refugees originating

31,862

UNHCR 2025

Rohingyas depuis 2017

Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States

Recognizes

Palestine

Does not recognize

Israël
Kosovo

National anthem

Amar Shonar Bangla

Composer · Rabîndranâth Tagore

Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata

UN
WTO
Commonwealth
OIC

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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days

The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 6,136 times a day (French and English). On 2026.11.03: 6,438, or ×1.1.

French + English French usual level 2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2022 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-11-04
Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-11-04
UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)