What is Foreign relations of Bangladesh?
The '''foreign relations of Bangladesh''' are the [[Bangladesh]]i government's [[Foreign policy|policies]] with other countries. Since independence in 1971, Bangladesh has officially followed a principle of being friendly with all nations and not being enemies with any. As a member of the [[Non-Aligned Movement]], Bangladesh has tended to not take sides with major powers. Since the end of the [[Cold War]], the country has pursued better relations with its neighbours. It has strong relations with other [[Islam|Muslim]] countries. It does not recognise [[Israel]]. == United Nations == Bangladesh joined the [[United Nations]] in 1974 and was elected to the [[United Nations Security Council|Security Council]] in 1978–1980 and again in 2000–02. Foreign Minister Mr. [[Humayun Rasheed Choudhury]] was president of the 41st [[United Nations General Assembly|UN General Assembly]] in 1986. Bangladesh has played a significant role in international peacekeeping activities. Nearly 10,000 Bangladeshi [[military]] personnel are overseas with UN peacekeeping forces. Bangladeshi troops have served or are serving in [[Somalia]], [[Rwanda]], [[Mozambique]], [[Kuwait]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Haiti]], and [[East Timor]]. In December 2021, Bangladesh was the largest provider of UN peacekeeping troops with 6608 people followed by Rwanda with 6335.<ref>{{Cite web|title=United Nations Peacekeeping|url=https://peacekeeping.un.org/en/node|access-date=2023-12-10|website=United Nations Peacekeeping|language=en}}</ref> ==By country== ===Myanmar=== [[Image:Bangladesh_Myanmar_Locator.png|thumb|Map of Bangladesh and Burma.]] {{Flagicon|Burma}}{{Flagicon|Bangladesh}}[[Myanmar]] is Bangladesh's eastern neighbour. A great amount of tension exists between the two countries. This is due to [[border dispute]]s and the presence of over 270,000 [[Rohingya people|Rohingya]] Muslim [[refugee]]s in Bangladesh from mainly-[[Buddhism|Buddhist]] Myanmar.<ref>{{cite web|title=Background Note: Bangladesh|url=http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3452.htm