Bangladesh 🇧🇩
Bangladesh is part of Asia with main city at
Dhaka. It's usually 🌤️ 27.45 °C in Bangladesh with a rainfall of 🌧 129.81 mm. Tipping is usually not expected in Bangladesh. Internet speed in Bangladesh is on average 2.7 Mbps. Its Least Developed country with a
population of 161M people. The main currency is Taka. The languages
spoken are Bengali. Automatic teller machines are rare in Bangladesh. Current travel safety advice is Do not travel. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.
👍 Least Developed 🌤️ ~27.45 °C 🌧 ~129.81 mm 👨👩👦👦 161M people
Advice
Weather 🛡️ Travel safety
fiber_manual_record Do not travel
Bangladesh has imposed nation-wide movement restrictions from 26 March to 4 April 2020. Flights in and out of Bangladesh have reduced significantly. From 25 March, there will be no direct flights to Australia. Other restrictions on travel and business operations may be imposed at short notice. Check with your airline or tour operator for updates on your departure options including for transit hub requirements. If you can't or don't want to leave Bangladesh, follow the advice of local authorities and minimise your risk of exposure to COVID-19. Stay in touch with family and friends so they know you're safe and well. Note our ability to provide consular assistance in Bangladesh may be limited due to restrictions on movement and other services. We now advise you to: Do not travel to Bangladesh.
issued date: March 29, 2020
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General
🔌 Sockets
Bangladesh uses 220V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type A, Type C, Type D, Type G and Type K.
🌐 Languages
The languages that are typically spoken are Bengali
💱 Currencies Used
Bangladesh uses the Bangladeshi taka (symbol: ?), code BDT.Banknotes come in denominations of 1000, 500, 100, 60, 50, 40, 25, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 takas. Taka is subdivided into 100 paisas. Coins come in denominations of 5, 2 and 1 takas and 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 paisas.
🏧 ATMs
Automatic teller machines are rare in Bangladesh. Your best bet is to look for them in large cities and community places.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.
💁♂️ Tipping
Not expected, but can leave extra tip Tipping is usually not expected in Bangladesh. However, if you are satisfied with the service provided you can show your appreciation by leaving a small ‘extra’ tip. Receipts usually include a service charge. If there is a service charge there is no need to tip.
Calling
📡 Internet
Internet speed in Bangladesh is on average 2.7 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Bangladesh is very low. It's quite hard to find one.
📱 Phones
You can buy a SIM card for about 372.68 BDT, which includes 1 GB of data plan. You can choose from 5 telecoms: Airtel, Banglalink, Grameenphone, Robi or Teletalk. Bangladesh uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900 and GSM 1800. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Bangladesh upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.
📞 Calling
To call Bangladesh, dial +, then 880 (the country code for Bangladesh), then the area code (without the initial 0) and the local number. For local calls within Bangladesh, start with the area code (with the initial 0). In the case above area code is 2 .
🆘 Emergency
Police
106
Ambulance
104
Fire department
105
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