One of BoB's founders was Dhaka-born Quazi Haque (currently lived in Sydney, Australia) created the platform out of his determination to "provide a support network for the gay population of Bangladesh".

Initially, BoB mostly remained an online group with sporadic, closely guarded, offline social events for its selected members, staying devoid of any political edge.

[5] The letter, which presented a brief overview of the situation of gay community in Bangladesh and highlighted its main problems, met mostly with negative response, caused BoB to decide to stay apolitical.

Since that time, BOB has remained an online gay group that caters solely to the entertainment and friendship needs of its members, without any reference to political issues whatsoever."

Around the same time, a safe sex campaign was initiated, offering HIV testings at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research in Dhaka, and Boys of Bangladesh knotted co-operation with a Bangladeshi human rights organisation Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) for a survey on sexual diversity.

[8] The five-day festival included movie screenings, art exhibitions and musical performances, bringing together leading human rights activists from within the country and abroad.