Australian Consulate in Bangladesh

Welcome to the website of the Australian High Commission in Bangladesh. I invite you to view the welcome messages from Australia’s Foreign and Trade Ministers on this page, as well as my interview on Australia Bangladesh relations. Australia was among the first countries in the world to recognise Bangladesh after it achieved independence in 1971. We are old friends, sharing Commonwealth ties, democratic traditions and people-to-people links. Australia welcomes the continuing growth of its relationship with Bangladesh. Our two-way trade now stands at $1billion, reflecting Bangladesh’s significant economic growth and our highly complementary commercial strengths. Almost 30,000 Bangladeshi-born people live in Australia, and the community has been growing strongly during recent years. The personal ties between us, forged by family, business, education – and by our shared love for cricket – are striking.