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The 30-second card
Visa · United States passport
Visa on arrivalSource: U.S. Department of State · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗TippingUpscale restaurants expect about 15%; elsewhere tips are unusual.Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗
SIM and eSIM
Local mobile networks sell cheap voice and data packages; getting started costs about Tk 150.Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Apps locals use
Uber: ride-hailing in cities; drivers usually want cash.Pathao: local ride-hailing app for city trips.
Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Cards or cash
Mostly cashMostly cards
Step 3 of 5: Cards and cash are both in use; many shops accept cards.Source: Wikivoyage · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Money in Bangladesh
Bangladeshi Taka · ৳ · BDT
ATM withdrawals with a foreign card usually cost about Tk500, so fewer, larger withdrawals save money.
Exchange shops give the best rates, then banks; hotels pay poorly.
The visa-on-arrival fee is paid in US dollars or euros cash; cards and taka are refused.
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Wed, 16 Dec 2026 · Victory Day বিজয় দিবস
Fri, 25 Dec 2026 · Christmas Day বড়দিন
Mon, 8 Feb 2027–8 Mar · Ramadan (expected date)
Sun, 21 Feb 2027 · International Mother Language Day শহিদ দিবস ও আন্তর্জাতিক মাতৃভাষা দিবস
Tue, 9 Mar 2027 · Eid al-Fitr (expected date)
Fri, 26 Mar 2027 · Independence and National Day স্বাধীনতা ও জাতীয় দিবস
Wed, 14 Apr 2027 · Bengali New Year নববর্ষ
Sat, 1 May 2027 · Labour Day মে দিবস
Sun, 16 May 2027 · Eid al-Adha (expected date)
Thu, 5 Aug 2027 · July Mass Uprising Day জুলাই গণঅভ্যুত্থান দিবস
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Safety today
Germany, the US and the UK publish their travel advice openly. Here is what those that cover Bangladesh say, side by side, checked daily.
German Foreign Office says
No travel warning
Calm ●
Caution
Serious
Don’t go
Source: Auswärtiges Amt
Updated 13 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 13 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
U.S. Department of State says
Exercise increased caution
Calm
Caution ●
Serious
Don’t go
Level 2 of 4
Source: travel.state.gov
Updated 29 Jul 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 29 Jul 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
UK Foreign Office says
Advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country
Some regions differ, see the official page.
Source: GOV.UK
Updated 22 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Updated 22 Oct 2026 · Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Scams to know
Overpriced airport taxis
Book a taxi ahead of arrival instead of taking one offered at the terminal.
Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Airport baggage touts
Carry your own bags and decline anyone who offers to take them.
Source: GOV.UK · Checked 24 Oct 2026 ↗Countrywise is a summary. The official page is authoritative.
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Health
Routine vaccines, hepatitis A and typhoid; hepatitis B and Japanese encephalitis for some. Malaria in parts.
Vaccinations
Be up to date on routine vaccines; hepatitis A and typhoid are advised for most visitors, hepatitis B for unvaccinated travellers, and Japanese encephalitis for longer or rural stays.
Malaria
In some regionsTalk to a travel clinic 4–8 weeks before you go.
Source: CDC
Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Checked 24 Oct 2026Official page
Summarised from the CDC’s Travelers’ Health pages. Using them does not mean the CDC endorses Countrywise.
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Deep facts
| GDP | ≈ $456.3 billionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Per person | ≈ $2,597Source: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Top exports | garments, footwear, fabric, textiles, trunks and cases (2023)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Population | 175.7 millionSource: World Bank · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Median age | 27.8 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2025 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Life expectancy | 75.2 yearsSource: The World Factbook (archive) · 2024 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Religions | Muslim 91%, Hindu 8%, other 1% (2022 est.)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · 2022 figures · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Area | 148,460 km²Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Climate | tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October)Source: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Terrain | mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeastSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
| Type of government | parliamentary republicSource: The World Factbook (archive) · as of 2025/26 · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
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| Calling code | +880Source: libphonenumber · Checked 23 Oct 2026 ↗ |
About the data
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From your foreign ministry when it publishes its advice openly (Germany, the US, the UK). Otherwise we show those three side by side. Checked daily, with the date next to every entry.
CDC · 24 Oct 2026 ↗GOV.UK · 24 Oct 2026 ↗IANA Time Zone Database · 23 Oct 2026 ↗libphonenumber · 23 Oct 2026 ↗Nager.Date · 23 Oct 2026 ↗The World Factbook (archive) · 23 Oct 2026 ↗U.S. Department of State · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Umm al-Qura calendar (computed with ICU) · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Unicode CLDR · 23 Oct 2026 ↗Wikidata · 24 Oct 2026 ↗Wikivoyage · 24 Oct 2026 ↗World Bank · 23 Oct 2026 ↗
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