Currency and formatting
- Currency
- Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
- Symbol
- ৳ — placed after the amount
- Decimal places
- 2
- Formatted example
- 1,23,456.78 ৳
- Thousands separator
- ,
- Decimal separator
- .
- Digit grouping
- lakh/crore (3,2)
- Live rate
- No central-bank source publishes BDT yet
Tax
- 10%, 7.5%, 5% — truncated
Payment methods in Bangladesh
Roughly ordered by real-world use — not by what a card processor would prefer you offer.
- 01 bkash
- 02 cash on delivery
- 03 nagad
- 04 card
- 05 rocket
Card schemes that work domestically: visa, mastercard, amex, takapay. 3-D Secure is standard practice; strong customer authentication is legally mandated.
Locale
- Primary
- bn-BD
- Also used
- en-BD
- Official languages
- Bangla
- Direction
- left-to-right
- Date format
- DD/MM/YYYY
- Measurement
- metric
- GDPR applies
- no
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +880
- Mobile format
- +880 1XXX XXXXXX
- Digits
- 10
Bangladesh: common questions
What currency does Bangladesh use?
Bangladesh uses the Bangladeshi Taka (BDT), symbol ৳. It uses 2 decimal places, formatted as 1,23,456.78 ৳.
How many decimal places does BDT have?
BDT has 2 decimal places. Charging with the wrong number of minor units is a 100× error, so this is worth getting right.
What is the VAT rate in Bangladesh?
The standard VAT rate in Bangladesh is 15.00%. Prices are displayed tax-inclusive.
What payment methods are used in Bangladesh?
The methods that matter in Bangladesh, in rough order of use: bkash, cash on delivery, nagad, card, rocket.
What is the dialling code for Bangladesh?
Bangladesh's country calling code is +880. Mobile numbers are formatted +880 1XXX XXXXXX (10 digits after the country code).
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