Bangladesh–Germany relations
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<entity_0> refer to bilateral relations between <entity_1> and <entity_2>. <entity_2> maintains an embassy in Dhaka, and <entity_1> has an embassy in Berlin. After the independence of <entity_1> in 1971, East <entity_2> was the third country in the world, and the first country in Europe, to officially recognise <entity_1> in <entity_3>. As an economic power as well as an important member of the European Union (EU), <entity_2> is a reliable partner of <entity_1> in development co-operation. In trade with <entity_2>, <entity_1> has for years recorded a large surplus. <entity_2> is the second largest export market of <entity_1> after the US. On 25 October 2011 the Prime Minister of <entity_1> Sheikh Hasina met German chancellor Angela Merkel in <entity_2>, on a four-day official visit to attend the World Health Summit 2011, along with a meeting on the two nations. The former President of the Federal Republic of <entity_2>, Christian Wulff, visited <entity_1> from 28 November to 30 November 2011 accompanied by Members of the German Parliament, State Secretaries of the German Foreign Office and the German Ministry for Economics and Technology as well as a high-level business delegation.
['bilateral relation']