Bulk SMS to Bangladesh
Send bulk SMS online to Bangladesh from your browser or the API for $0.02564 per message, with a delivery report for every number, scheduling up to 60 days ahead and automatic refunds for texts that cannot be delivered.
Bulk SMS in Bangladesh
Who sends bulk SMS to Bangladesh?
Bangladesh is a South Asian country with Dhaka as its capital, known for its textile industry and agriculture. Banks, retailers, and NGOs frequently send bulk SMS to customers and beneficiaries. Messages often include payment reminders, promotional offers, and service updates. Texting is effective here as it reaches all phones quickly, even in rural areas, and is widely trusted.
Banks
Banks in Dhaka send SMS reminders for loan payments and account updates.
Retailers
Retail stores in Chittagong text customers about discounts and new arrivals.
NGOs
Nonprofits message beneficiaries in Sylhet about health programs and community events.
Agriculture
Agricultural cooperatives text farmers in Rajshahi about crop prices and weather alerts.
Sending to Bangladesh: numbers, alphabet and timing
Number format
How do Bangladesh mobile numbers look?
A typical mobile number in Bangladesh has 10 digits after the calling code +880. At home people write it with a leading 0, as in 01812-345678, and that 0 is dropped in the international form: +880 1812 345678. Spaces, dots, dashes and brackets in your list are removed automatically.
Alphabet
Which alphabet do messages to Bangladesh use?
Most people in Bangladesh read Bengali, and text in Bengali always travels as Unicode: 70 characters fit in one SMS and longer messages are split into parts of 67 characters. A 140-character text in Bengali costs two segments, while English or other plain Latin text to the same numbers fits 160 characters per SMS.
Time zone
What time do messages arrive in Bangladesh?
Bangladesh keeps UTC+6 all year, with no clock change, so 10:00 in Dhaka is always 04:00 UTC. Late morning and early evening on working days are the usual hours for marketing texts there, while codes and alerts go out the moment they are needed. The scheduler works in your browser's time zone and shows the conversion.
Costs
What does a bulk SMS campaign to Bangladesh cost?
Every segment to Bangladesh costs $0.02564. A longer message is charged per segment, and the composer shows the segment count as you write.
| Messages | 1 segment | 2 segments |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | $2.56 | $5.13 |
| 1,000 | $25.64 | $51.28 |
| 5,000 | $128.20 | $256.40 |
| 10,000 | $256.40 | $512.80 |
| 50,000 | $1,282.00 | $2,564.00 |
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Questions
Bulk SMS to Bangladesh: questions and answers
How much does bulk SMS to Bangladesh cost?
Each SMS segment to Bangladesh costs $0.02564. 1,000 single-segment messages cost $25.64, 10,000 cost $256.40, and a $40 top-up covers about 1,560 messages. Messages that cannot be delivered are refunded to your balance.
How do I format Bangladesh phone numbers for a bulk SMS list?
A typical mobile number in Bangladesh has 10 digits after the calling code +880. At home people write it with a leading 0, as in 01812-345678, and that 0 is dropped in the international form: +880 1812 345678. Spaces, dots, dashes and brackets in your list are removed automatically.
How many characters fit in one SMS to Bangladesh?
Most people in Bangladesh read Bengali, and text in Bengali always travels as Unicode: 70 characters fit in one SMS and longer messages are split into parts of 67 characters. A 140-character text in Bengali costs two segments, while English or other plain Latin text to the same numbers fits 160 characters per SMS.
When should I schedule bulk SMS to Bangladesh?
Bangladesh keeps UTC+6 all year, with no clock change, so 10:00 in Dhaka is always 04:00 UTC. Late morning and early evening on working days are the usual hours for marketing texts there, while codes and alerts go out the moment they are needed. The scheduler works in your browser's time zone and shows the conversion.
What languages should messages be in?
Bangla is the primary language, but English is also widely understood in urban areas.
Are there holidays to avoid sending messages?
Eid al-Fitr and Durga Puja are major holidays when people may be less responsive to business texts.
Can one campaign include Bangladesh and other countries?
Yes. A campaign can mix numbers from any of the 227 destinations. The console reads each calling code, prices every number at its own country's rate and shows the cost per country before you send.
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