How to call Bangladesh from the US and Canada

011 - 880 - phone number

011880 and +880 often work interchangeably from cell phones (use also to text Bangladeshi numbers).

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Calling Bangladesh explained:

  • 011 - international prefix; dial first when calling abroad from the US or Canada
  • 880 - Country Code for Bangladesh
  • phone number (remove initial 0):
    • fixed - 7 to 10 digits
    • cell phones - 8 to 10 digits
  • example phone call when dialing to a landline in Dhaka: 011 880 2 ??? ????

Cell phone numbers:

  • geographic area codes not needed to reach Bangladeshi cell phones
  • dialing format valid for calls and text messages: 011 880 1? ??? ???(??)

Area codes:

Add to landline numbers only!
Barisal 431 Khagrachari 371 Pabna 731
Bogra 51 Khulna 41 Rajshahi 721
Brahmanbaria 851 Magura 488 Rangpur 521
Chittagong 31 Mymensingh 91 Sylhet 821
Dhaka 2 Narayanganj 2 Tangail 921
Dinajpur 531 Narsingdi 628    
Jhalakati 498 Noakhali 321    

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