[5] In August 1994, it was reported that the Swedish embassy had received enhanced protection after approximately 500 Muslim students from the Bangladesh Islami Chattra Sena demonstrated.

This protest occurred because the author Taslima Nasrin was allowed to leave Bangladesh and travel to Sweden instead of facing legal action for alleged blasphemy.

Areas of cooperation include trade, development assistance, climate change and environmental issues, migration policy, refugee mitigation and housing, and cultural exchanges.

[9][10][11][12] Major areas of development cooperation by Sweden in Bangladesh focus on democracy, human rights, gender equality, health and education sectors.

Swedish assistance also goes to programs supporting adaption to climate change effects,[13] disaster risk reduction and renewable energy in Bangladesh.