Indonesia and Bangladesh were connected to the maritime Silk Road of the Indian Ocean trade network, where goods travels and ideas exchanged.

In 9th-century the Srivijaya empire established contacts through religious and education relations with Buddhist schools, monasteries and universities in ancient India and Bangladesh, such as Nalanda and Somapura.

According to I-ching (635–713 CE), a Chinese Buddhist monk who wrote his journey to Nalanda, Srivijayan royal ships had regular schedule to Bay of Bengal.

[5] Both nations welcomes initiatives in furthering the bilateral co-operation in various areas including trade and investment, agriculture, defence, education, food security, good governance, counter-terrorism, research and technology as well as disaster mitigation and management.

[7] At the end of October, both Bangladesh and Indonesia saw strikes involving millions of low-wage workers demanding substantial increases in their minimum wages.