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Bangladesh travel essentials: advice, plugs, emergency numbers

Before you visit Bangladesh: travel advice level, plug type A/C/G/K, 220V, emergency 999, currency BDT.

📷 Dhaka · Tanweer drmc · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Travel advice (UK FCDO)

Avoid non-essential travel to parts Updated 2026-10-22

Latest change (original, English)
Removal of information about Hindu festival of Durga Puja (‘Warnings and insurance’ page).

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⚠️ This is the UK government’s assessment. Rules for your passport (visa, entry) can be different — check your own government’s official travel advice too.

CapitalDhaka
CurrencyBDT
LanguagesBangla
Calling code+880
Emergency numbers999
Plug typesType A, Type C, Type G, Type K
Voltage220 V
Driving sideLeft
Population171M
Type AType CType GType K

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📷 Photos

Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC · Public domain · Commons
Mahbub Hossain Shaheed (mahosha) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
DFID - UK Department for International Development · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain · Commons
Biswarup Ganguly · CC BY 3.0 · Commons
Mehdi Hasan Doha · CC BY 2.5 · Commons
আহসান হাবীব · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Naira Al Husain · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons

About this data

Safety levels and entry notes are based on the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) travel advice published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence, checked every day. Capitals, languages, currencies, time zones and photos come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons.

Advice is written for British travellers; your own government’s advice, visa rules and insurance terms may differ. Always check your foreign ministry and the destination’s embassy before you travel.

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