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February 12, 2022, marked the golden jubilee of Bangladesh-Italy bilateral relations.  Italy supported Bangladesh on its admission to the UN and receiving the GSP facilities from the European Union. EU has been allowing Bangladeshi exports under the “everything but arms” tariff arrangements and Italy is part of it. Though the holey artisan attack in 2016 was plausibly thought to affect the relations, the bilateral partnership has been deepened in the last two decades. The bilateral relations cover from military to the economy to people-to-people contact. The Italian defense giants Leonardo and Fincantieri group has got the contract to supply communications equipment, technical support, and a comprehensive training program for the Bangladesh air force along with supplying the Kronos LAND radars. From 1995 to 2019, in 24 years, the exports of Bangladesh to Italy have increased at an annual rate of 7.86%, from $268 million to $1.65 billion. As of 2020, there were more than 150,000 Bangladeshis living in Italy but still, there are concerns over the migrants’ rights. Besides, there is a number of challenges that need to be addressed including cooperation in the Post-Covid new normal, tariff and non-tariff barriers, bureaucratic complexities, etc. Against such backdrops, I am submitting an article titled Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh-Italy relations: Current trends and future prospects for your consideration.  Please see the attachment.

Shaikh Abdur Rahman

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Research Assistant,
Central Foundation for International and Strategic Studies (CFISS)
Dhaka, Bangladesh

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