eSIM Bangladesh
Bangladesh eSIM from 2,95€ on the Banglalink network: prepaid data packs, no contract and no registration, set up by QR code and connected the minute you land in Dhaka.
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Your plan only starts counting when the eSIM first connects at your destination — so you can buy today and travel in three weeks.
How does Simbye eSIM work for Bangladesh?
Set up days before you fly
As soon as you order, we email you a link. One tap and the eSIM is on your phone, sitting beside your normal card without disturbing it. Nothing is used up at this point — the clock only starts later, so install it at home in peace.
Turn it on after landing
Once you land in Dhaka or Chittagong, there is exactly one thing to do: switch on data roaming for the Simbye line. Your phone then connects to the Banglalink network on its own. Roaming on your home SIM can stay off for the entire stay.
Keep your number, add data anytime
Because your normal card never leaves the phone, you stay reachable on your usual number for calls and texts throughout the trip. And if you go through the data faster than planned, open the app and add more — the eSIM keeps going, no new installation needed.
Check Device Compatibility
Make sure your device supports eSIM before purchasing
Which networks will you be on in Bangladesh?
One line, one network: your phone rides Banglalink wherever you go in Bangladesh, from Dhaka's traffic to the tea hills.
| Networks | Download | Upload | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banglalink | 21Mbit/s | 7Mbit/s | 34ms |
Source: nPerf averages, 01.07.2025 – 30.06.2026.
Your Simbye line runs on Banglalink, so there is no operator hunting to do — the phone registers and that is that. Land at Hazrat Shahjalal in Dhaka or Shah Amanat in Chattogram and you are usually online before you have cleared the queue at immigration, with the local network handling everything. Nothing needs setting up on your side: no APN to type, no profile to choose, no app to open before it works. If the bar stays empty when you land, flip airplane mode on and off and give it about ten seconds to search again — that alone fixes most of it. If it still sits there, turn off automatic network selection and pick Banglalink from the list by hand.
Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet, Khulna and Rajshahi are well served, and the routes travellers take hold up: the highway down to Cox's Bazar, the tea estates around Srimangal, the ghats at Sadarghat. Away from the towns it gets thin in ways worth planning for. Deep in the Sundarbans the mangrove channels go quiet once your boat leaves the ranges around Mongla, and a night on the water usually means no signal at all. The Chittagong Hill Tracts are hit and miss — Bandarban town and Rangamati are fine, the ridges above Sajek and Nilgiri are not. Saint Martin's Island and the shifting char islands in the Padma and Jamuna are patchy, and long launch journeys through the Sunamganj haors drop out for stretches.
eSIM or a local SIM card in Bangladesh?
Skip the counter. In Bangladesh a local SIM means a fingerprint scan, your passport and a visa copy before it works, while the Simbye line is already running on Banglalink when you land in Dhaka.
| Feature |  Simbye eSIM |
Local SIM card |
|---|---|---|
| When you are online | Working as you clear immigration at Hazrat Shahjalal or Shah Amanat. | After the airport kiosk finishes your paperwork, which can take a while. |
| Passport and biometrics | No Bangladeshi registration, no fingerprint, no visa photocopy at any counter. | BTRC rules require a fingerprint scan, passport and visa copy per SIM. |
| Where it comes from | You install it at home, from the confirmation mail, before flying. | Airport desks in Dhaka or operator shops and small mobile stalls. |
| How you pay | Paid by card in your own currency before you leave home. | Taka in cash at the desk, so change money beforehand. |
| Keeping your number | Your home number stays reachable for WhatsApp, banking codes and calls. | Home number switched off unless your phone holds two SIMs at once. |
| Adding more data | More data through the app in a minute, no shop needed. | Recharge cards from stalls, with menus and codes in Bangla. |
| Signal and network | Runs on Banglalink, registering on its own with nothing to select. | You are tied to whichever operator the kiosk happened to sell you. |
| A Bangladeshi number | No local number here; it is data, but WhatsApp calls still work. | A local number, handy for rickshaw apps and calling a hotel. |
For most travelers the eSIM is the simpler choice: set up before departure, no queuing on arrival.
How much data do you need in Bangladesh?
Trip length
How you use your phone
What does an eSIM for Bangladesh cost?
from 2,95€
5 plans · 7–30 days
Simbye offers 5 plans for Bangladesh from 2,95€ to 23,95€ — prepaid, no contract.
Plans for Bangladesh range from 1 GB to 20 GB.
Validity runs from 7 to 30 days and starts with your first connection in Bangladesh.
Data plans
- 1 GB 7 days 2,95€ 0,42€ per travel day
- 3 GB 30 days 5,95€ 0,19€ per travel day
- 5 GB 30 days 11,95€ 0,39€ per travel day
- 10 GB 30 days 11,95€ 0,39€ per travel day
- 20 GB 30 days 23,95€ 0,79€ per travel day
Good to know
- Networks
- Banglalink
- Setting it up
- A link in your email, or the QR code — one tap is enough
- Network technology
- 4G/LTE — and 5G where the network already offers it
- APN and settings
- Nothing to set. The eSIM brings everything with it
- Hotspot
- Allowed — for a laptop, tablet or a travel companion
- Adding more data
- Top up any time, without setting anything up again
- Calls and texts
- Not included — WhatsApp calls run over the data
- Your own number
- Stays in the phone and stays reachable
- Contract
- None. The plan ends by itself
- Worth knowing
- Roaming on your home contract gets billed here — this eSIM is prepaid, so nothing is added afterwards
Frequently Asked Questions about Bangladesh eSIM
Data, calls, real phone numbers, top-ups and setup — everything you need to know before you buy a Simbye eSIM.
You get an eSIM for Bangladesh by buying it online here, before you fly. Choose a plan, pay by card, and the QR code and install link land in your inbox within minutes. You install it at home on Wi-Fi. No airport desk in Dhaka, no operator shop, no fingerprint and no photocopy of your visa.
Yes, Bangladesh has eSIM coverage. An eSIM for Bangladesh is a digital SIM card built into your phone. Bangladeshi networks support eSIM, and this profile roams onto Banglalink as a foreign line. Any recent iPhone, Pixel or Galaxy can hold it. Land at Hazrat Shahjalal in Dhaka or Shah Amanat in Chattogram and you are usually online before you have cleared the queue at immigration.
An eSIM for Bangladesh starts at 2,95€ - it depends on how much data and how many days you book. The price table above on this page lists each plan with its amount in your own currency before you pay, and it is prepaid: nothing is added later, and nothing renews by itself.
Once you land in Dhaka, using the eSIM is just switching on data roaming for the Simbye line. There is no APN to type, no profile to choose and no app to open first. The phone registers on Banglalink by itself. If the bar stays empty, toggle airplane mode and give it about ten seconds.
Yes, you can buy an eSIM online even after arriving in Bangladesh, using hotel Wi-Fi or a friend's hotspot for those few minutes. The purchase, the email and the install all happen over the internet, so nothing forces you to buy before departure. You still never visit a shop or register anything locally.
The network the eSIM is on in Bangladesh is Banglalink. There is no operator hunting to do, because the line is cleared for that network and registers on it automatically. If it stalls after a long domestic flight, turn off automatic network selection in your settings and pick Banglalink from the list by hand.
Your phone won't be blocked in Bangladesh through this eSIM. Bangladesh runs a handset register aimed at devices imported and sold inside the country, and it works through local operators and local SIM cards. Your line roams as a foreign profile, so your phone is not entered into anything and you have nothing to register on arrival.
No, you don't give fingerprints or show your passport. Buying a local SIM in Bangladesh means a biometric check at the counter, with your passport and visa copied, which is why the airport kiosk takes a while. This eSIM is not a Bangladeshi subscription, so you buy it abroad and nobody records your details anywhere in the country.
No, you don't get a Bangladeshi phone number; it's a data plan without a +880 number. Your home number stays reachable on your normal SIM for banking codes and calls. The honest limit: bKash and Nagad wallets, Pathao sign-ups and any local service that texts a +880 code cannot reach you on this line.
For a week in Bangladesh, the small plan usually covers maps, messaging, ride bookings and a few photos. Video, cloud photo backups and a laptop on your hotspot are what eat an allowance, so take a bigger plan if you travel that way. Running low mid-trip is not a problem, you top up.
Ready for Bangladesh?
Pick a plan, tap the link in your email — you are online from the moment you land.
Choose a planPrepaid, no contract. The plan simply ends on its own.
