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When to goBest time: NovâFeb
- Jan Good
- Feb Good
- Mar Fine, with caveats: heat
- Apr Fine, with caveats: heat
- May Fine, with caveats: heat
- Jun Fine, with caveats: monsoon
- Jul Fine, with caveats: monsoon
- Aug Fine, with caveats: monsoon
- Sep Fine, with caveats: monsoon
- Oct Fine, with caveats
- Nov Good
- Dec Good
Good Fine, with caveats Hard heat monsoon
Cheaper and fewer tourists: MarâOct - the trade-off: heat, monsoon
Country-wide average; mountains, coasts and the far north or south can differ.
Holidays that change a tripRamadan ¡ February 8 - March 8, 2027
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Ramadan - â February 8 - March 8, 2027
Many cafÊs and shops change their hours, some close in the daytime. Evenings are lively. -
Eid al-Fitr - â March 9 - 11, 2027
Public holiday: offices and many shops are closed, transport and hotels are busy. -
Eid al-Adha - â May 16 - 19, 2027
Public holiday: offices and many shops are closed, transport and hotels are busy.
â - the date follows the moon and can shift by a day
What to bring and knowC, D, G, K ¡ 220 V
- Sockets: type C, D, G, K ¡ 220 V, 50 Hz
Phone and laptop chargers usually work (100â240 V); you may need a plug adapter. - Traffic drives on the left
- Drink bottled or boiled water, not from the tap
- Cover shoulders and knees in public places; resorts and hotel beaches are more relaxed
- MarâMay: sunscreen, a hat, light clothes, a water bottle
- JunâSep: a light raincoat or umbrella, a waterproof phone pouch
Medicines, bans and the law
- Alcohol needs a liquor permit and is served only in licensed bars. source
- Dress modestly: women cover shoulders and legs in public. Carry copies of your passport and visa. source
- Drug penalties are severe: some drug offences carry life imprisonment or the death penalty, and pre-trial detention can be long. source
- Carry prescription medicines in their original packaging with a copy of the prescription.
Paying with a foreign card27 of 50 services in our catalogue accept one
- Public Transport & Maps: Rome2Rio, Moovit, Dhaka Metro Rail (DMTCL)
- Shopping, Classifieds & Parcels: Daraz, DHL Express, FedEx
- Travel: Tickets & Hotels: Agoda, Booking.com, Biman Bangladesh Airlines
Based on our checks of each service. Banks may add a fee for payments abroad.
Phone and internet
- 4 of 50 services here need a local phone number for the SMS code, for example Nagad, bKash, Rocket (DBBL).
- Mobile operators and eSIM â
Checked: October 15
Useful phrasesBangla
Tap to hear it or to show it in large letters.
- Hello āĻ¨āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° / āĻāĻ¸āĻ¸āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻŽ nomoshkar / assalamu alaikum
- Excuse me āĻŽāĻžāĻĢ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨ maf korben
- I donât understand āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻž ami bujhte parchhi na
- Do you speak English? āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨? apni ki ingreji bolen?
- Where is the toilet? āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛ā§āĻ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ? toilet kothay?
- The bill, please āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ bilta din
- Please take me to this address (show it on the map) āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ āĻ āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ Doya kore amake ei thikanay niye cholun.
- How much will it cost? āĻāĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻŦā§? Koto bhara hobe?
- Please turn on the meter āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ Meter chalu korun.
- Stop here, please āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ Ekhane thamun.
- Please wait a moment āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ Ektu opekkha korun.
- Thank you āĻ§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤ Dhonnobad.
- Please help me, I am a foreigner āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻļāĻŋāĨ¤ Doya kore amake shahajjo korun, ami bideshi.
- Please take me to a hospital āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ Doya kore amake haspatale niye cholun.
- I am allergic toâĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻā§: ÄmÄr ete elÄrji Äche
- Where is the nearest pharmacy? āĻ¸āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻĢāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¸āĻŋ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ? Shobcheye kachher pharmacy kothay?
- Please call the police āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻļ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤ Doya kore police dakun.
- I have lost my passport āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤ Amar passport hariye gechhe.
- Where is the nearest ATM? āĻ¸āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻŋāĻāĻŽ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ? Shobcheye kachher ATM kothay?