State dossier
Bangladesh
BGD · BANGLADESH · on the world map
What does it want?
Position: unclear or shifting (AMBIG). Has said things that point in more than one direction.
Unclear or shifting (AMBIG), since 2026-09-07, points both ways (AMBIGUOUS)
Bangladesh's own words point two ways. In September 2026 it asked the Geneva weapons convention to decide to start negotiating an effective international instrument to regulate autonomous weapons, which points toward a treaty. It did not say the instrument should be legally binding or what it should ban.
Bangladesh wants the Review Conference to start negotiations on an instrument to regulate autonomous weapons.
The Seventh Review Conference should therefore provide clear political decision towards commencement of negotiation on an effective international instrument to regulate LAWS.
Statement by Bangladesh, Preparatory Committee for the Seventh CCW Review Conference, 7 September 2026, 2026-09-07 source
Bangladesh supports meaningful human control and continued multilateral work on autonomous weapons.
We therefore support meaningful human control over weapons systems and continued multilateral work on lethal autonomous weapons systems
Statement by Bangladesh, First Committee, 81st session, general debate, 2026-10-09 source
How did it vote?
Yes on all three UN votes on autonomous weapons.
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What has it signed?
Being on a list is a fact. Not being on one is not opposition.
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When has it spoken?
Every time it went on the record, dated.
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What rules has it written at home?
Its own military policy.
Military policy not yet reviewed by this site, as of 2026-11-04.
The record
The documents on file.
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