Political Relations
Relations between the Republic of Serbia and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh have the potential for further development in various areas.
Then President Aleksandar Vučić met with then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the sidelines of the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, held in Qatar on 5 March 2023.
The delegation of Bangladesh to the 141st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, held in Belgrade in October 2019, was headed by Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, Speaker of the Parliament of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Selaković visited Bangladesh in May 2022 in connection with the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
Then Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Abdul Momen participated in the High-Level Commemorative Meeting marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), held in Belgrade in October 2021.
Then First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Ivica Dačić met with Bangladesh’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Abdul Momen, on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September 2019, as well as on the sidelines of the NAM Ministerial Meeting in Baku in October 2019.
Economic Relations
According to data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, total merchandise trade with the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in 2025 amounted to EUR 169.8 million, of which Serbian exports accounted for EUR 3.0 million and imports for EUR 166.8 million.
Bilateral agreements
Memorandum of Understanding on Bilateral Consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, signed on 25 May 2022 during the visit of Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Selaković to Bangladesh.
Agreement on the Abolition of Visa Requirements for Holders of Diplomatic and Official Passports, signed on 25 May 2022 during the visit of Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikola Selaković to Bangladesh.
Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation between the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, signed on 4 April 1972 (Official Gazette No. 51 of 27 September 1973).
Protocol on Investment Cooperation between the Government of the SFRY and the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, signed on 25 October 1972 (Official Gazette of the SFRY No. 47/75).
Agreement on Technical Cooperation, signed on 27 March 1973 (International Treaties No. 4/1977).
Contacts
Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in New Delhi: https://newdelhi.mfa.gov.rs/
Embassy of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in Rome: https://www.bdembassyrome.it/home/
Contact at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Tel. +381 11 306 8585; E-mail: mfa@mfa.rs