South and Southeast Asia (SSG)

The Australia–Bangladesh Development Partnership Plan 2025–2030 (DPP) translates into action the development priorities Australia shares with Bangladesh. The DPP sets out agreed objectives, how we will work together to deliver shared outcomes, and how progress will be monitored.

Since 2017, Australia has played an important role in the humanitarian response to the Rohingya crisis and in supporting Bangladesh in responding to regional shocks originating from Myanmar. Our contribution to the crisis in Myanmar and Bangladesh – more than $1.25 billion committed since 2017 – is Australia’s largest humanitarian response. 

Australia will support Bangladesh in building up its ability to provide for all its citizens’ needs and to build a more inclusive, stable and resilient society in which social and economic potential is realised.

The next stage of Bangladesh’s development requires Bangladesh to facilitate diversification of manufacturing and the export base and prepare young people to enter the job market for the jobs of tomorrow. 

Text version of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership 2.0 

Our enhanced CSP will better prepare our economies and societies for challenges and opportunities now and in the future and extends our cooperation further to engage effectively with our regional partners.

Statement following the meeting of the G7+ Special Representatives for Afghanistan on 29-30 September 2025

The 2024 Mekong-Australia Partnership Annual Report focuses on the progress and achievements of MAP activities within the transition period from MAP Phase One (2020-2024) to Phase 2 (2024-29) in line with key thematic areas.