Bangladesh country code +880 — call Bangladesh & get a number.
With millions of Bangladeshis working in the Gulf, the UK and beyond, +880 is one of the world's most-dialed homeward routes. This guide nails it — formats from the US, UK and the Gulf, the city area codes, every current 01x mobile prefix, live time & weather, and how MCM sets your business up with a Bangladesh number.
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Bangladesh at a glance
The numbers and facts you need before you dial.
What is the country code for Bangladesh?
Bangladesh's country code is +880 — the three digits that carry a remittance economy's worth of calls home each day. Place it after your local exit code and you'll reach any landline or mobile in the country, from a Dhaka office to a village line in Sylhet.
Code +880 was assigned to Bangladesh by the ITU under the E.164 plan. The “+” means “dial your local international exit code”; on a mobile, press and hold 0 to type it.
All four mean the same thing — they connect your call to Bangladesh.
How to call Bangladesh from anywhere
Whether you're calling from a Riyadh worksite or a London flat, the recipe is identical: your exit code, then 880, then the area code or 01x mobile prefix with its leading 0 removed, then the rest of the number.
Full example: +880 2 XXX XXXX — drop the local leading 0 when calling from abroad.
Bangladesh phone number format explained
Landlines run a 1–4 digit area code plus a local number. Mobiles — which is what most diaspora calls reach — are 11 digits at home (01 + a 9-digit number), becoming +880 1X XXX XXXXX once you strip the leading 0 for international dialing.
Landline
s run a 1–4 digit area code plus a local number. Mobiles — which is what most diaspora calls reach — are 11 digits at home (01 + a 9-digit number), becoming +880 1X XXX XXXXX once you strip the leading 0 for international dialing.
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Bangladesh area codes — major cities
Drop the local leading 0 when calling from abroad.
| City | Region | Area code |
|---|---|---|
| Dhaka | Dhaka Division | 2 |
| Chattogram (Chittagong) | Chattogram Division | 31 |
| Khulna | Khulna Division | 41 |
| Rajshahi | Rajshahi Division | 721 |
| Sylhet | Sylhet Division | 821 |
| Barishal | Barishal Division | 431 |
| Rangpur | Rangpur Division | 521 |
| Mymensingh | Mymensingh Division | 91 |
| Comilla (Cumilla) | Chattogram Division | 81 |
| Bogura (Bogra) | Rajshahi Division | 51 |
| Jashore (Jessore) | Khulna Division | 421 |
| Cox's Bazar | Chattogram Division | 341 |
Bangladesh mobile network prefixes
The prefix after +880 tells you which network issued the SIM — though number portability means it no longer guarantees the operator.
Grameenphone (GP)
prefixes 017 and 013. The largest operator.
Robi Axiata
prefix 018.
Banglalink
prefixes 019 and 014.
Airtel
prefix 016 (operated by Robi Axiata).
Teletalk
prefix 015 (state-owned).
Bangladesh time zone
Bangladesh keeps one clock nationwide — Bangladesh Standard Time (BST), UTC+6, with no daylight saving. For the diaspora, the gaps are worth memorising: it sits 5 hours ahead of the UK, around 3 ahead of the Gulf, and a half-day or so ahead of North America, so a "good morning" home is often someone else's late night.
** For a Bangladesh business day (10:00–18:00 BST), the UK morning (04:00–12:00 GMT) lands cleanly, and the Gulf — where so many callers are based — overlaps comfortably through its afternoon. From the US East Coast, aim for late evening or early morning.
Emergency numbers in Bangladesh
Free to call from any Bangladesh phone, landline or mobile.
Common mistakes when calling Bangladesh
Almost every failed international call is a formatting issue, not a network issue.
Dialing the operator prefix as 017 from abroad
the leading 0 is domestic only. Internationally it's +880 17, never +880 017 (same goes for area codes).
Miscounting the mobile
national mobiles are 11 digits (01X + 8); internationally that becomes +880 1X + 8 digits.
Mixing up area codes
Dhaka is 2, Chattogram is 31; a wrong city code sends the call nowhere.
Trusting the prefix to name the operator
since MNP went live in 2018, a 017 number may no longer be Grameenphone.
Reaching for 911 or 112
Bangladesh's national emergency line is **999**.
Tips to reduce the cost of calling Bangladesh
**Hold a virtual Bangladesh DID** so customers and family reach you at local rates.
**Route over VoIP/SIP** to cut the per-minute cost of high-volume homeward calling.
Call inside the overlap windows
the UK morning or Gulf afternoon — to dodge premium tariffs.
**Consolidate inbound** onto one Bangladesh number with cloud routing instead of juggling many international lines.
Why businesses get a Bangladesh virtual number
From remittance services to garment exporters to call centres serving the diaspora, business across Bangladesh runs on trust — and a local +880 line earns it while your team works from anywhere.
**Higher answer rates**
**Higher answer rates** — local numbers get picked up far more often than foreign ones.
**Lower trust friction**
**Lower trust friction** — a +880 number reads as a real, in-country presence.
**Cheaper inbound**
**Cheaper inbound** — your Bangladeshi customers call at local rates.
**Centralized routing**
**Centralized routing** — forward calls to any team, in any city.
**Faster expansion**
**Faster expansion** — enter the Bangladesh market without opening an office.
**Real PSTN presence**
**Real PSTN presence** — a genuine in-country number, not a relay.
Bangladesh virtual numbers with My Country Mobile
My Country Mobile provisions carrier-grade Bangladesh virtual numbers with the routing, voice quality, and security needed to serve a market and a diaspora that never stop calling.
Local DIDs in major area codes — provisioned in minutes
Call forwarding to any mobile, landline, SIP endpoint, or softphone worldwide
HD voice with G.711, G.729, Opus & AMR-WB — auto-negotiated per call
Sub-150ms latency on major voice corridors via distributed PoPs
99.99% uptime SLA backed by geo-redundant infrastructure & sub-2s failover
WebRTC support for browser-based calling without softphone installs
REST APIs for provisioning, routing & call detail records (CDRs)
Built-in fraud protection with AI anomaly detection & STIR/SHAKEN
24/7 network monitoring and dedicated support
How to get your Bangladesh virtual number
Most businesses are live within hours, not days.
**Choose your city** — pick the presence you want (Dhaka 2, Chattogram 31, and more).
**Point it where it should ring** — your SIP trunk, app, or existing PBX.
**Provision via portal or API** — numbers go live in minutes.
**Start the calls** — begin handling Bangladesh traffic right away.
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Bangladesh +880 — FAQ
What does a Bangladeshi mobile prefix tell me — 017, 018, 019?expand_more
Originally the network: 017/013 Grameenphone, 018/016 Robi/Airtel, 019/014 Banglalink, 015 Teletalk. But MNP (live since 2018) means a number may have moved to a different operator.
How do I call a Bangladesh mobile from the US or Gulf?expand_more
Dial your exit code (011 from the US, 00 from the Gulf), then 880, then the mobile without its leading 0 — e.g. 011 880 17 1234 5678.
Why do I drop the 0 from 017?expand_more
That leading 0 is a domestic trunk prefix. Internationally it becomes +880 17, never +880 017 — and the same rule applies to landline area codes.
How many digits is a Bangladesh mobile?expand_more
Eleven at home (01X + 8 digits); internationally that's +880 1X + 8.
What's the time difference for calling home from the UK or the Gulf?expand_more
Dhaka is UTC+6 — about 5 hours ahead of the UK and roughly 3 ahead of the Gulf, with no daylight saving to track.
What's the emergency number in Bangladesh?expand_more
999, the national line for police, fire and ambulance — not 911 or 112.
What are the main city area codes?expand_more
Dhaka 2, Chattogram 31, Khulna 41, Sylhet 821, Rajshahi 721.
Can a non-resident business get a +880 number?expand_more
Yes — MCM can provision a Bangladesh virtual number, subject to verification, so you can serve customers and diaspora alike.