Telephone system information

Telephone system information
Table of Contents
International calling

Calling Bangladesh from another country

Calling another country from Bangladesh

Nationwide calling

Preventing unauthorized calls from your T&T phone

Bangladesh cell phone / mobile phone companies

Changes to Dhaka 8xxxxx numbers as of 30 Oct 99

Bangladesh city codes & cell phone codes

International calling
Calling Bangladesh from another country
The country code for Bangladesh is 880.

Bangladesh city codes and cell phone codes are given below.

Inward dialing

To call a Bangladesh T&T phone from outside Bangladesh:

Dial the country code 880, then the city code without the leading zero, then the telephone number.

Example - dial 880-2-981100 to call Dhaka number 9811000.

To call a Bangladesh cell phone from outside Bangladesh:

Dial the country code 880, then the cell phone code without the leading zero, then the cell phone number.

Example - dial 880-18-3431000 to call cell phone number 018-3431000.

Calling another country from Bangladesh
It is not possible to access international information (directory assistance) from within Bangladesh. If you need international directory assistance, check the Internet telephone directories:

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International calls are possible only from ISD-enabled cell phones and T&T lines.

Outward dialing:

From a T&T phone:

Dial 00, then country code, then the city code, then the number)

Example - 00-1-303-number to dial Denver (area code 303) USA (country code 1)

From a cell phone:

Press the key for international dialing (on my cell phone this is a +), then the country code, then city code, then the number.

Example - +1-303-number to dial Denver (area code 303) USA (country code 1)

Nationwide calling
For calls between city codes within Bangladesh:

From T&T phones and cell phones:

Dial the city code (including the leading zero), then the number

Example - 02-9881000 to get the Dhaka number 9881000 from outside the city.

Preventing unauthorized calls from your T&T phone
To disable outgoing calling:

Press * 3 4 * (4 digit passcode of your choice) * (2 digit blocking code) #

REMEMBER YOUR PASSCODE! At the end of this sequence you will hear a busy tone.



The blocking codes are:

01 to block ALL outgoing calls

02 to stop nationwide/international calls

03 to stop nationwide calls only

04 to stop international calls only

05 to stop local calls only

To re-enable outgoing calling:

Press * 3 4 * (4 digit passcode entered earlier) #

The busy tone will clear.

Cell phone companies
GrameenPhone

CityCell

Sheba

Aktel - joint venture of Telekom Malaysia and A. K. Khan & Co. Ltd. started commercial operation as GSM cellular phone operator Nov 97 in Dhaka and Mar 98 in Chittagong.


Changes to Dhaka 8xxxxx as of 30 Oct 99
The Bangladesh Telegraph & Telephone Board has announced the conversion of digital telephone numbers within Dhaka city from six digits starting with "8" to seven digits, effective 11:55pm Friday 29 Oct 1999.

The conversion was as follows:

Exchange name Present number New number
Mirpur 80 xxxx 801 xxxx
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar 81 xxxx 811 xxxx
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar 82 xxxx 812 xxxx
Gazipur (TSC) 82 xxxx 821 xxxx
Maghbazar 83 xxxx 831 xxxx
Maghbazar 84 xxxx 832 xxxx
Nilkhat 86 xxxx 861 xxxx
Gulshan 87 xxxx 881 xxxx
Gulshan 88 xxxx 882 xxxx
Uttara 89 xxxx 891 xxxx


City codes & cell phone codes
City Code
Bagerhat 0401
Barisal 0431
Bandarban 0361
Barguna 0446
Bhairab Bazaar 0832
Bhola 0491
Bogra 051
Brahmanbaria 0321
Chuadanga 0851
Chandpur 0841
Chapai Nawabganj 0781
Chaumuhani 0761
Chittagong 031
Comilla 081
Cox's Bazaar 0341
Dhaka (T&T) 02
AkTel 018
CityCell 011
GrameenPhone 017
Sheba Telecom 018
Dinajpur 0531
Faridpur 0631
Feni 0331
Gaibandha 0541
Gazipur 0681
Gopalganj 0423
Habiganj 0831
Ishwardi 0732
Jamalpur 0931
Jessore 0421
Jhalakati 0496
Jhenaidah 0452
Joydevpur 0681
Joypurhat 0571
Kaptai 0352
Khagrachhari 0371
Khulna 041
Kishorganj 0942
Kurigram 0581
Kushtia 071
Lakshmipur 0352
Lalmonirhat 0591
Madripur 0661
Magura 0611
Maijdi 0321
Manikganj 0651
Meherpur 0762
Mirzapur 0922
Mongla 0402
Moulavi Bazar 0861
Mymensingh 091
Narail 0422
Natore 0771
Naogaon 0741
Narayanganj 0671
Narsingdi 0621
Netrokona 0951
Nilphamari 0551
Pabna 0731
Panchagarh 0562
Patuakhali 0441
Pirojpur 0461
Rajshahi 0721
Ramganj 0381
Rangamati 0351
Rangpur 0521
Santahar 0741
Satkhira 0471
Savar 0931
Shariatpur 0662
Sherpur 0552
Sirajganj 0751
Srimongal 0862
Sunamganj 0871
Sylhet 0821
Tangail 0921
Thakurgaon 0561
Tongi 0681