List of countries that have first recognized Bangladesh (date-wise):
| 1 | Bhutan | 4 December 1971 |
| 2 | India | 6 December 1971 |
| 3 | Poland | 12 January 1972 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 12 January 1972 |
| 5 | Burma | 13 January 1972 |
| 6 | Nepal | 16 January 1972 |
| 7 | Barbados | 20 January 1972 |
| 8 | Yugoslavia | 22 January 1972 |
| 9 | Tonga | 25 January 1972 |
| 10 | Soviet Union | 26 January 1972 |
| 11 | Czechoslovakia | 26 January 1972 |
| 12 | Cyprus | 26 January 1972 |
| 13 | Australia | 26 January 1972 |
| 14 | Fiji | 26 January 1972 |
| 15 | New Zealand | 26 January 1972 |
| 16 | Senegal | 1 February 1972 |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 4 February 1972 |
| 18 | West Germany | 4 February 1972 |
| 19 | Finland | 4 February 1972 |
| 20 | Denmark | 4 February 1972 |
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| 21 | Sweden | 4 February 1972 |
| 22 | Norway | 4 February 1972 |
| 23 | Iceland | 4 February 1972 |
| 24 | Israel | 6 February 1972 |
| 25 | Japan | 8 February 1972 |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 11 February 1972 |
| 27 | Netherlands | 11 February 1972 |
| 28 | Belgium | 11 February 1972 |
| 29 | Ireland | 11 February 1972 |
| 30 | Italy | 12 February 1972 |
| 31 | France | 14 February 1972 |
| 32 | Canada | 14 February 1972 |
| 33 | Singapore | 16 February 1972 |
| 34 | Mauritius | 20 February 1972 |
| 35 | Turkey | 22 February 1974 |
| 36 | Pakistan | 22 February 1974 |
| 37 | Iran | 22 February 1974 |
| 39 | China | 31 August 1975 |
reference: wikipedia