Bangladesh uses country calling code +880. The BTRC plan builds a PSTN National Destination Code from an operator or destination-network prefix plus one of five geographic zone digits. For BTCL, operator digit 2 combines with zone digits 2, 3, 4, 5 and 9 to form the featured geographic NDCs 22, 23, 24, 25 and 29. A leading 0 is added for domestic long-distance dialling and removed after +880.
The examples show a national format and the corresponding international plus format. Actual subscriber lengths can vary where noted.
| Country calling code | +880 |
|---|---|
| Domestic trunk prefix | 0 |
| International access | 00 |
| Domestic example | 022 2338 3366 |
| International example | +880 22 2338 3366 |
| Time zone | Bangladesh Standard Time (BST), UTC+6 year-round |
| Numbering authority | Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) |
| Directory coverage | Selected major geographic fixed-line codes and cities |
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Codes 22, 23, 24, 25 and 29 are the complete geographic NDCs for BTCL. The final digit marks one of five broad zones; another fixed operator can use a different full NDC for the same zone.
5 carefully selected geographic or fixed-line codes. This is a priority directory, not a claim of exhaustive coverage.
| Major city | Domestic code | International | Published coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| DhakaDhaka Division | 022 | +880 22 | BTCL Central Zone, including the Dhaka multi-exchange area and selected nearby district headquarters |
| ChattogramChattogram Division | 023 | +880 23 | BTCL South-East Zone, including Chattogram, Cumilla, Noakhali, Feni, Cox’s Bazar and the Chittagong Hill Tracts |
| KhulnaKhulna Division | 024 | +880 24 | BTCL South-West Zone, including Khulna, Barishal, Jashore, Kushtia and Faridpur |
| RajshahiRajshahi Division | 025 | +880 25 | BTCL North-West Zone, including Rajshahi, Rangpur, Bogura, Dinajpur and Pabna |
| SylhetSylhet Division | 029 | +880 29 | BTCL North-East Zone, including Sylhet, Mymensingh, Tangail, Jamalpur and other districts listed by BTRC |
Regional pages connect the largest featured cities to their applicable codes while keeping administrative and telephone boundaries distinct.
5 featured cities; 3 linked codes.
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022 area code
City guide →Dhaka Division022 area code
City guide →Dhaka Division022 area code
City guide →Chattogram Division023 area code
City guide →Chattogram Division023 area code
City guide →Chattogram Division023 area code
City guide →Chattogram Division023 area code
City guide →Khulna Division024 area code
City guide →Barishal Division024 area code
City guide →Khulna Division024 area code
City guide →Khulna Division024 area code
City guide →Dhaka Division024 area code
City guide →Rajshahi Division025 area code
City guide →Rangpur Division025 area code
City guide →Rajshahi Division025 area code
City guide →Rangpur Division025 area code
City guide →Rajshahi Division025 area code
City guide →Sylhet Division029 area code
City guide →Mymensingh Division029 area code
City guide →Dhaka Division029 area code
City guide →Bangladesh replaced its 2005 framework with the Bangladesh National Numbering Plan 2017, which standardised a ten-digit PSTN national significant number and defined five geographic zones. BTCL later began replacing legacy eight-, nine- and ten-digit domestic fixed-line numbers with 11-digit domestic numbers under its modernisation programme; an official 2022 notice documents that migration in several districts.
These pages cover the five complete BTCL geographic NDCs, not universal city codes. Other PSTN and IP-telephony operators combine their own network prefixes with the same zone structure and therefore use different NDCs. Each zone spans many districts, some administrative divisions cross numbering-zone boundaries, and migration from older local formats means a published address or business may still show a legacy number.
Bangladesh uses country calling code +880.
No. Remove the domestic trunk prefix 0 before adding +880.
No. It describes a numbering-plan association, while portability, forwarding and internet telephony can separate a number from the caller’s present location.