Bangladesh and Botswana have shown interest to expand bilateral economic activities and have been taking steps in this regard.

Botswana has urged Bangladesh to set up joint venture textile industries in the country.

[1] In 2009, a business delegation from Bangladesh led by former president of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) Fazlul Haque visited Botswana to explore potential ways for increasing bilateral trade and investment.

[2] In the same year, an MoU was signed between Bangladesh and Botswana to promote collaboration in capacity building, exchange of economic and commercial information, export development, image building and investment on small medium and micro enterprises (SMME).

[1] About 20,000 Bangladeshi workers including doctors, nurses and engineers were legally employed in Botswana as of 2013.