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Bangladesh

2024

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Beauty

Affordability

Food

Hospitality

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Final Score

6 / 10

Advice

Trip Duration

2 weeks

Currencies Used

Bangladeshi Taka BDT

Best Months

December - March

Daily Budget

$25usd

Official Travel Advice

From the Australian DFAT Smartraveller

Reconsider your need to travel

Challenges

The food is straight-up not fit for animal nor human consumption. Everything, even KFC, gave me food poisoning. Stick to Oreos and potato crisps.

Getting around is very hard, you can't really book anything online and there's no such thing as a schedule. Just ask around until a solution presents itself but that does mean you can commute in crazy unexpected ways.

Do

Train surf in Dhaka. It's a thrilling experience and nearing its expected end. Simply try to sneak on the roof when no guards are watching and enjoy the ride.

Don't

Solo travel as a woman, even a group of women I would not suggest. Many of the locals have no concept of personal space, they will crowd around you and stare, touch, help themselves to what's in your pocket and even I, a 6-foot man, was sexually harassed multiple times

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