Former Uganda vice president Gilbert Bukenya paid a visit to Dhaka in 2009.

[1] A number of Bangladeshi NGOs are operating in Uganda and have influential presence in the social development of the country.

Established in 2006, BRAC Uganda is engaged in microfinance, small enterprise, adolescent empowerment, education, agriculture, livestock and poultry and health sectors in the country.

As of 2013, BRAC has presence in over 74 districts of Uganda, operating from 150 branches nationwide.

[5] Several Bangladeshi companies have leased out unused cultivable lands in Uganda for commercial farming in this purpose.