Network & carriers
Bangladesh's telecom market is regulated by the BTRC, with Grameenphone, Robi, Banglalink and state-owned Teletalk as the mobile operators.
+880 · BD · UTC+6
Bangladesh
Country Code & Virtual Numbers
Bangladesh's +880 code covers a mobile-first market regulated by the BTRC, with a Sunday–Thursday working week. Capital: Dhaka · Business hours: 10:00 PM–6:00 AM EST.
// The Basics
What is the +880 country code?
Numbering in Bangladesh is administered by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
Numbering format
Bangladeshi mobile numbers are 11 digits domestically, starting 013–019, and drop the leading 0 internationally — 017 becomes +880 17.
Calling culture
Bangladeshi business culture values respect and relationship-building — a polite, warm opening is expected before moving to business matters.
Did you know
Grameenphone, Bangladesh's largest carrier, grew out of a pioneering microfinance-linked mobile initiative in the 1990s aimed at expanding rural connectivity.
// Quick Facts
A quick read on Bangladesh numbers.
Bangladeshi mobile numbers start 013–019 domestically, and the prefix identifies the operator — 013/017 Grameenphone, 014/019 Banglalink, 015 Teletalk.
From the US: 011 880 2 followed by the Dhaka local number
// Reference
Dialing +880: numbers, codes and rules
- Trunk prefix
- 0 — used domestically, dropped after the country code.
- Mobile numbers
- 10 digits after +880, starting 13–19 (domestically 11 digits with the leading 0): +880 1X XXXX XXXX
- Landlines
- Dhaka landlines use area code 2 (02 domestically): +880 2 followed by the local number
- Major area codes
- Dhaka 2
- Dialing in
- From the US: 011 880 2 followed by the Dhaka local number
- Dialing out
- 00 is the international prefix from Bangladesh.
- Useful numbers
- National emergency (police, fire, ambulance): 999
- Time zone
- Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+6)
- Daylight saving
- No daylight saving time.
- Working week
- Sunday–Thursday; weekend: Friday–Saturday
- Mobile operators are identified by prefix: 013/017 Grameenphone, 014/019 Banglalink, 015 state-owned Teletalk.
- The 999 emergency line, launched in December 2017, is free and works from mobiles with zero balance.
- Muslim holiday dates depend on the moon sighting and are confirmed only shortly before.
Reported scam patterns
- Police Headquarters warned that fraudsters clone the 999 number to ask for bKash, Nagad, Rocket or bank card PINs; 999 never asks for PINs. source
Sources
- ITU-T E.164 national numbering plan for Bangladesh (BTRC, 2005 plan)
- The Daily Star – BTRC gives 013 to Grameenphone and 014 to Banglalink
- Prothom Alo – 999 launched in Bangladesh
- The Financial Express – 999 emergency services start (free, zero balance)
- The Business Standard – 28 public holidays for 2026 approved
- trade.gov – Bangladesh Country Commercial Guide, business travel
- Time.is – Bangladesh time zone
- The Business Standard – police warn about cloned 999 calls asking for PINs
- Prothom Alo – Grameenphone history
Best time to call Bangladesh from the US
Bangladesh is on UTC+6 · Business hours = – EST · Sun–Thu
// Why a Virtual Number
Why get a Bangladesh virtual number?
A +880 virtual number gives your business instant local presence in Bangladesh — without the overhead.
Local caller ID in Bangladesh
When you call from your virtual Bangladesh number, contacts see a local +880 number — dramatically improving answer rates.
No office needed
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Instant credibility
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Frequently Asked
Bangladesh questions answered.
Answers about Bangladesh's BTRC-regulated carriers, relationship-first calling culture, and getting a local +880 virtual number.
Dial 011 (the US exit code), then 880, then the national number, leaving out the leading 0 used for domestic calls.
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