Call Bangladesh from the UK
Call mobiles and landlines in Bangladesh, from Dhaka to Sylhet, straight from your phone or computer browser. Your family answers on their usual phone; they don't need a smartphone or data.
There's nothing to install. Add credit from £5, see the full price before you dial, and pay per minute in 6-second steps.
- No app to install
- No contract or monthly fee
- Top up from £5
- Unanswered calls are free
- Billed in 6-second steps, not whole minutes
- Calls of 10 seconds or less are free
- Unanswered and busy calls are free
- Mobiles and landlines, same price
- Country code
- +880
- Mobile numbers
- +880 1XXX XXXXXX
- Time difference
- 5 hours ahead of the UK
- Longest call
- 60 minutes
How much does it cost to call Bangladesh from the UK?
With DanaTel, calls to Bangladesh cost £0.30 a minute plus £0.10 for each connected call. You're billed in 6-second steps, so a call of 1 minute 12 seconds is charged as 1.2 minutes, not 2. If nobody answers, or the call lasts 10 seconds or less, it costs nothing.
| Call length | You pay |
|---|---|
| 5 minutes | £1.60 |
| 10 minutes | £3.10 |
| 30 minutes | £9.10 |
Prices are in pounds sterling and can change. The dialer shows the current rate for Bangladesh as soon as you type the number, before you press Call, and the cost so far during the call. Credit is taken from your balance as you use it; there's no subscription.
How to dial Bangladesh numbers
In the DanaTel dialer, type 880 (the + is already there), then the number without its first 0. Or paste a number that starts with +880 or 00880. The dialer shows 🇧🇩 Bangladesh and the price as soon as it recognises the code.
Mobiles
+880 1XXX XXXXXX
Bangladeshi mobile numbers have 11 digits when written locally and start with 01, for example 017XX XXXXXX. Drop the first 0 and add +880: it becomes +880 17XX XXXXXX.
Landlines
Landlines start with a city code. Drop its 0 and add +880: Dhaka 02 becomes +880 2, Chattogram 031 becomes +880 31, Sylhet 0821 becomes +880 821, Khulna 041 becomes +880 41 and Rajshahi 0721 becomes +880 721.
Bangladesh's country code has three digits, 880. After it, leave out the 0 at the start of the local number: +880 17XX XXXXXX, not +880 017XX XXXXXX.
What time is it in Bangladesh?
It's 19:37 in Bangladesh right now, 5 hours ahead of the UK. Bangladesh doesn't change its clocks, so it's 6 hours ahead in the UK winter and 5 hours ahead while UK clocks are forward (late March to late October).
| In the UK | In Bangladesh |
|---|---|
| 08:00 | 13:00 |
| 12:00 | 17:00 |
| 18:00 | 23:00 |
| 21:00 | 02:00 (next day) |
Times for today. Worth checking before an early-morning or late-night call.
Call Bangladesh in 3 steps
Works in Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox on your phone or computer.
Create an account
Sign up with your email, or continue with Google or Apple. It's free.
Add credit
Top up from £5 by card, paid through Stripe. No subscription.
Dial and talk
Type the number with its country code, press Call and allow the microphone when your browser asks.
Microphone
The first time you press Call, your browser asks to use the microphone. Tap Allow, otherwise the person you call can't hear you. You can change it later in your browser's site settings.
Connection
Use Wi-Fi or a 4G/5G signal. Headphones or earbuds stop echo for the person you're calling. Keep the DanaTel page open during the call.
Calling Bangladesh: questions
Can I call Sylhet and villages outside the big cities?
Yes. DanaTel calls any Bangladeshi mobile or landline number; the call goes over the normal phone network in Bangladesh, so it reaches wherever their phone works.
Do they need an internet connection to answer?
No. The call rings on their normal phone. Only you need an internet connection.
What's the time difference with Bangladesh?
Bangladesh is 6 hours ahead of the UK in winter and 5 hours ahead in the UK summer, as Bangladesh doesn't change its clocks.
Do I need to install an app?
No. DanaTel works in the web browser you already have, on your phone or computer. Sign in, type the number and press Call. On a phone you can add DanaTel to your home screen so it opens like an app, but you don't have to.
How much does it cost?
Each country has a price per minute, shown on our rates page and in the dialer before you call. Some countries also have a small fee per connected call, shown next to the rate. There's no sign-up fee, subscription or monthly charge: you buy credit and it's used as you call.
How is billing calculated?
Calls are billed in 6-second steps: the call length is rounded up to the next 6 seconds, not the next minute, then multiplied by the country's per-minute rate, plus its connection fee if it has one. For example, a call of 2 minutes 3 seconds is billed as 2.1 minutes. The dialer shows the cost so far while you talk.
Are unanswered calls charged?
No. If nobody answers, the line is busy or the call can't connect, you pay nothing, connection fee included.
Guide: How to call Bangladesh from the UK
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