Bangladesh Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Bangladesh Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Bangladesh and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: People's Republic of Bangladesh.

Etymology: The name Bangladesh is a compound of the Bengali words "Bangla" (Bengal) and "desh" (country) and it means "Country of Bengal".

Capital: Dhaka.

Independence / foundation: Calls for greater autonomy and animosity between the eastern and western wings of Pakistan led to the Bengali independence movement. That movement, led by the Awami League (AL) and supported by India, won the independence war for Bangladesh in 1971.

Population: 167 million.

Currency: Bangladeshi taka (BDT)
1 USD = 109 - 110 BDT
1 EUR = 118 - 121 BDT

Time zone: UTC+6

Languages spoken: Bangla 99% (official, also known as Bengali), other 1%.

Religions: Muslim 88%, other 12%.

Climate: Tropical weather with mild winters (October to March), hot, humid summers (March to June) and s humid and warm rainy monsoon season (June to October).

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $1 trillion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $6,300.

Main airports: Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Shah Amanat International Airport, Osmani International Airport .

World heritage sites in Bangladesh

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 3.

Top world heritage sites:

- Bagerhat Historic Mosque.
- Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur.
- Sundarbans.

Interesting facts about Bangladesh

- Bangladesh has six seasons instead of four: grismo (summer), barsha (rainy season), sharat (autumn), hemanto (cool season), sheet (winter), and bashonto (spring).

- The Royal bengal tiger is the national animal and its roar can be heard up to 3 km away.

- 95% of the country's exports come from textiles (knitwear and leather).

- Bangladesh’s capital city, Dhaka, is the world’s most densely populated city with 44,500 people per sq km. Likewise, Bangladesh is the 8th most populated country. This density of population creates extreme traffic conditoons that make the city the least livable in the world.

- Bangladesh is the lowest consumer of meat in the world with just 4 kg of meat per person each year.

- Bangladesh has had the longest female-led government in the world.

Further reading: https://www.onceinalifetimejourney.com/inspiration/interesting-facts-about-bangladesh/

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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