Bangladesh and the UK's relationship has been underpinned by a succession of high-level engagements between the two countries.

• Two UK Cabinet Ministers, Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development, and Ed Miliband, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, visited Bangladesh (31 August - 1 September 2009) for high level discussions about climate change.
• The Director in charge of International Organisations of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth office and also the former UK high commissioner to Bangladesh, Anwar Choudhury, visited Bangladesh form 3-6 August 2009 to improve UK-Bangladesh relations further as part of his new job, which involves international relations with governments of other countries and international institutes.
• The UK's Minister for Security and Counter-Terrorism, Lord West GCB DSC, visited Bangladesh from June 27 – June 29, 2009. Lord West has visited Bangladesh to attend a UK/Bangladesh Joint Working Group that will enhance Counter Terrorism co-operation between the two countries.
• HRH The Countess of Wessex visited Dhaka from 23-25 March in her capacity as Patron of Vision 2020: The Right To Sight, the global initiative for the elimination of avoidable blindness.
• Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope KCB OBE, the UK’s Commander-in-Chief FLEET visited Bangladesh from 16 – 17 March 09. Admiral Stanhope’s trip has strengthened the robust and long-standing ties between the two countries, and deepened the UK’s bilateral military relationship with Bangladesh. Admiral Stanhope arrived a few weeks before  the naval exercise TAURUS 09 (Exercise Shomudro Torongo)
• In March 2009, Mr Mike Foster MP, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the UK Department for International Development visited Bangladesh and emphasised the UK's long-term commitment to Bangladesh.  The UK's development partnership with Bangladesh is focused on tackling extreme poverty, climate change, improving governance, building better social services and improving the status of women.  By 2010 UK aid to Bangladesh will rise to £150 million a year.
• In October 2008, Lord Mark Malloch Brown, UK Minister of State for Asia, Africa and UN visited Bangladesh and underlined the UK's support for full participation in elections and strengthening democracy thereafter.
• In July/August 2008 the UK's Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, the Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP, visited Dhaka and Sylhet to discuss issues connected to the British-Bangladeshi community in the UK, and to see the UK's role in Development.
• In June 2008, Shahid Malik, Minister for International Development with responsibility for South Asia, visited Bangladesh to discuss the UK's development relationship (as the largest grant donor in Bangladesh) and highlight achievements and future joint plans in vital areas such as adaptation to climate change, education, governance and rights.  He also discussed the UK's role in responding to global food supply issues and underlined the UK's support to processes for strengthening democracy in Bangladesh.
• In March 2008, Prime Minister Gordon Brown met Chief Adviser to Bangladesh’s Caretaker Government, Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed, and described a “thriving strategic partnership of equals”.
• The UK’s Secretary of State for the Home Department, Jacqui Smith, visited Bangladesh in April 2008, developing further bilateral co-operation on counter-terrorism and migration.
• In February 2008 David Miliband, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs visited Bangladesh, underlining the UK’s support for the process of preparing for elections and building enduring democracy and furthering joint interests on a range of issues including countering climate change and extremism.  He described the bilateral relationship as having attained “new heights”.
• In December 2007 the UK’s Secretary of State for International Development, Douglas Alexander, visited Bangladesh, highlighting the UK’s partnership with Bangladesh on development assistance, disaster preparedness and funding for adaptation to climate change.