Asia · South Asia

Bangladesh

Capital · Dhaka

The world's largest river delta, the Sundarbans mangroves, and Old Dhaka's boat traffic.

🇧🇩Dhaka
The essentials

Bangladesh at a glance

Capital
Dhaka
Region
South Asia
Currency
Taka (BDT)
Languages
Bengali
Dialling code
+880
Plan around it

Public holidays & key dates in Bangladesh

Dates shift year to year where a holiday follows a lunar or religious calendar. Check locally before you book flights or count on offices being open.

Mar 26Independence Day
Dec 16Victory Day
Apr 14Pohela BoishakhBengali new year
Feb 21Language Martyrs' Day
Getting in

Visas for African passports

Entry rules for Bangladesh differ sharply depending on which African passport you hold — visa-free for some nationalities, e-visa for others, embassy application for the rest.

The AfricAsia Passport Index checks every African passport against this destination, with the current route and a plain-language note on what officers ask for.

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On the ground

Ask before you land

Rent, agents, hospitals, halal and African groceries, church and mosque, where people actually meet on a Sunday — the answers live with the people already there.

The Bangladesh channel in the Hub is free, open, and moderated by members who live in the country.

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