Embassies and consulates in Bangladesh

Outside Dhaka, missions are found in Chittagong (5), Rajshahi (2), Khulna (1) and Sylhet (1); most of them are consulates general, consulates and honorary consulates.

Of the 198 passports in the visa data, 23 can enter visa-free, 141 get a visa on arrival, 33 need a visa from an embassy or consulate and 1 is not admitted for Bangladesh.

Schengen consulates in Bangladesh received 38,642 short-stay visa applications in 2025, and issued 17,342 visas. 54.5% of applications were refused (worldwide: 14.6%). In 2024 the rate was much the same, 54.9%. The number of applications was almost unchanged (39,345 in 2024).

Most applications went to Sweden (13,462), Italy (6,521), Germany (5,889) and France (4,908).

Among the states with at least 500 applications, the lowest refusal rate was Switzerland’s (27.8%) and the highest Sweden’s (74.5%). The sharpest rise since 2024 was at the consulates of Spain (+9 points), the largest fall at those of Germany (−13.3 points).

The numbers include every nationality applying in Bangladesh.

In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025) the United States issued 39,205 nonimmigrant visas to citizens of Bangladesh, the 39th highest number of the 206 nationalities listed. Visitor visas (B1/B2) made up 72%, student visas 19% and transit and crew visas 3%. That is 19% fewer than in fiscal year 2024 (48,379).

From October 2025 to February 2026, citizens of Bangladesh received 6,283, 66% fewer than in the same months a year earlier.

For visitor visas (B1/B2) the State Department reports an adjusted refusal rate of 61.5% for citizens of Bangladesh in fiscal year 2025 (fiscal year 2024: 46.1%).

In the other direction, Bangladesh runs 78 missions in 48 countries. Its largest networks are in Germany (5), India (4), Australia (3), Belgium (3) and Spain (3).

Where the embassies are

Most embassies, 39 of 41, are in the capital, Dhaka. The largest foreign networks in Bangladesh are those of India (7), Germany (2), Italy (2) and Singapore (2).

Travel advice for Bangladesh

Foreign ministries’ advice on travel to Bangladesh: the US State Department rates Bangladesh at Level 2, exercise increased caution (updated 29 July 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office advises against all but essential travel to parts of Bangladesh (updated 22 October 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for Bangladesh (updated 13 October 2026). The advice is aimed at each government’s own nationals.