How to Call Bangladesh Phone Numbers
Country phone codes
+880 is the country calling code assigned to Bangladesh by the International Telecommunication Union. All of the country’s telephone numbers are also designated under the Bangladesh Telecommunications Act of 2001 created by the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of the Bangladesh Government.
So if you’re calling Bangladesh, the number should start with:
+880 123-456-7890
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Prefix
A prefix is simply the set of numbers that come before the country and area codes of a telephone number. Bangladesh’s telephone numbers are made up of 12 to 13 numbers split into groups of 4. So if you’re going to make a call to Bangladesh using a mobile phone, you should dial country code+area code+8-digit number. Some of the common area codes in Bangladesh include Dhaka (2), Chittagong (31) and Bogra (51).
| Location | Country Code | Landline Area Code | Landline Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhaka | +880 | (2) | 1234 5678 |
| Chittagong | +880 | (31) | 1234 5678 |
| Bogra | +880 | (51) | 1234 5678 |
So if you’re making a call to Dhaka, dial +880 2 1234 5678.
Network coverage
Network coverage is moderately available across Bangladesh.
LTE coverage
LTE connection is moderately available across the country, but quality highly depends on the mobile operator.
International Roaming
Available at over 50 destinations, you can count on us to keep you connected even when you’re not in home soil.
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Top Mobile SIM network in Bangladesh
Here are the top mobile SIM networks in Bangladesh:
Bangalink
Grameenphone
Robi
Top apps used to communicate
Here are the top apps mostly used for communication in Bangladesh:
imo.im
Messenger
Emergency phone numbers
Here is most important emergency number to take note of when visiting Bangladesh:
999 for the national emergency number.
Best Time to Call Bangladesh
Bangladesh observes Bangladesh Standard Time (BST) using the time offset of UTC+6
Wherever you are in Australia, you can call Bangladesh from the following time zones:
| Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 2:00pm – 10:00pm | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland |
| 12:00pm – 11:00pm | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
| 1:00pm – 11:00pm | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales | |
| 1:00pm – 11:00pm | UTC+11:00 | Norfolk Island Standard Time (NFT) | Norfolk Island | |
| 11:00am – 11:00pm | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
| 10:30am – 10:30pm | UTC+06:30 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
Daylight Savings Time (first Sunday in October – first Sunday in April)
| Best time to call | Time to Call |
UTC Relative |
Time Zone |
State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 3:00pm – 11:00pm | UTC+11:00 | Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) | New South Wales (except Broken Hill), Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory |
| 2:00pm – 10:00pm | UTC+10:00 | Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) | Queensland | |
| 12:00pm – 11:00pm | UTC+08:00 | Australian Western Standard Time (AWST) | Western Australia | |
| 2:30pm – 10:30pm | UTC+10:30 | Australian Central Daylight Time (ACDT) | South Australia, Northern Territory and town of Broken Hill in Western New South Wales | |
| 1:30pm – 10:30pm | UTC+09:30 | Australian Central Standard Time (ACST) | Northern Territory | |
| 2:00pm – 10:00pm | UTC+12:00 | Norfolk Island Daylight Time (NDT) | Norfolk Island | |
| 11:00am – 11:00pm | UTC+07:00 | Christmas Island Standard Time (CXT) | Christmas Island | |
| 10:30am – 10:30pm | UTC+06:30 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands Standard Time (CCT) | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |