Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bangladesh–Tanzania relations


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The result was delete. Black Kite (talk) 22:50, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

Bangladesh–Tanzania relations

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Relations are the same as Bangladesh has with most countries: no ambassadors, no state visits, no bilateral agreements, and negligible economic ties. The Atlas of Economic Complexity shows 2015 bilateral exports from Bangladesh at $3M (0.01% of total), and from Tanzania at $25.7M (0.2% of total).

The article cites a farrago of primary sources. There is an interview with a visiting deputy minister for constitutional and legal affairs, who encourages wide-ranging cooperation. There's no evidence that any materialized, that it was anything more than polite politico-speak. There's an article about an NGO that originated in Bangladesh and now works in a list of 11 countries, one of which is Tanzania. Finally there's a press release reprinted by two news agencies without analysis, on the occasion of a visit by two professors from Tanzania to Dhaka University. They reportedly agreed to sign a memorandum of understanding soon regarding matters of mutual interest, but there's no evidence that they ever did or, if they did, that anything concrete came of it.

No coverage in third party, reliable, secondary sources, so fails WP:GNG. Worldbruce (talk) 16:41, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bangladesh-related deletion discussions. Worldbruce (talk) 16:41, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Africa-related deletion discussions. Worldbruce (talk) 16:42, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
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 * Keep $20million+ of trade a year appears notable to me, as do the other relations. Egaoblai (talk) 17:30, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
 * $25.7 million would be a princely sum to me personally, but to Tanzania, a country with a GDP of $55.7 billion, it's the loose change that slipped between the sofa cushions - 0.00046 of the economy. And the 2015 figure is the record trade. Next highest is $9.1m in 2013, with the average over ten years being $7m. In terms of encyclopedia-worthy bilateral relations, it's meaningless, which is probably why there are no in-depth secondary sources about it. --Worldbruce (talk) 18:46, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete "WOW, BIG NUMBER, $20 million" is not at all a convincing keep argument, in light of the apparent lack of multiple reliable and independent sources with significant coverage. There are about 200 countries, and therte is not inherent notability for the nearly 20,000 plus articles resulting from their possible interactions taken 2 at a time. Edison (talk) 18:59, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete per relative lack of substance as indicated by Worldbruce. (, so that you are aware of this DR.) mahir256 (talk) 00:54, 27 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete per Worldbruce, great reasoning for deletion.Vinegarymass911 (talk) 03:05, 28 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete. Sources in article do not establish notability, and my BEFORE does not find much else.Icewhiz (talk) 11:16, 1 July 2018 (UTC)


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