Bangladesh
Level moderateupdated 5 min agoA country you can visit normally, with the usual precautions.
What are the main risks in Bangladesh?
Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 29 events there, including 7 severe. The most frequent: Wildfire, Armed conflict, Flood.
Is there a government travel advisory for Bangladesh?
Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 3 advise against travel and 9 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.
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Bangladesh: current alerts and safety news
The alerts open right now, all sources combined — weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.
Poor air quality (US AQI 176) — Dhaka
7 hours ago · Mira Weather
US travel advisory — Bangladesh - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
5 months ago · 16 sources
WHO outbreak — Measles (Bangladesh)
6 months ago · WHO
Bangladesh: Measles Outbreak - Mar 2026
7 months ago · ReliefWeb (UN OCHA)
Last 90 days
- Calm
- Moderate / High
- Critical
- N/A
Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.
Is it safe to travel to Bangladesh?
The UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to some areas of Bangladesh. That advice is limited to certain areas, and it does not name them here. The US reading sits at level 3 of 4, reconsider travel. Our own level is 4 of 4, the top of the scale. Over the last 12 months, 23 events were recorded, 6 of them severe, and 5 alerts are open. What weighs most on people is conflict, with 6 records, and it follows no season. Then come epidemics (2 records, both severe), floods (5, one severe), fire detections (6) and thunderstorms (2, both severe). Those last ones do move with the year. All hazards counted together, March was the busiest month with 7 events, then April with 5 and July with 3, while January and February had 1 each. Recorded homicides run at 2.3 per 100,000 people, against a world median of 2.1.
What it changes for a nomad
For a stay of several weeks, the first question is where. The advice covers only some areas, so read the official page again before you pick a base or cross the country, and again before any trip you had planned earlier. Do not stretch the homicide figure: it counts homicides, nothing else, and says nothing about theft or scams. The advisories are the honest proxy for day-to-day security. On timing, our count was thinnest in January and February with 1 event each, and May with 2, while March carried 7. That count mixes everything, including conflict records that follow no season, so read it as a rough shape, not a calendar. Floods, storms, fires and air quality do run with the year here, and they hit work before they hit travel: power, roads and connection all go together. Keep hard deadlines away from the wet stretch.
Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 21, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →
1 earlier analysis
August 21, 2026
Over the last 12 months, Bangladesh has seen a mix of natural hazards and some travel advisories. Floods and thunderstorms are common, especially in March and April, with floods sometimes causing severe impacts. Wildfires and air quality issues also occur, but less frequently. Epidemics have been recorded as well, with some severe cases. Conflict-related events are present but not frequent, and the homicide rate is slightly above the world median at 2.3 per 100k. Official travel advisories suggest avoiding all but essential travel to certain areas, mainly due to safety concerns. No recent major conflicts or earthquakes have been reported, but natural hazards remain a regular part of the environment.
To watch right now
- Five alerts are open at the same time, which is more than this country carries in an ordinary month; check what each one covers before you move.
- The most recent significant records are a thunderstorm at severity 4 and a flood at severity 3, so local roads, power and services can still be working through the aftermath where they landed.
- The travel advice itself is one of the recent entries; open the current version rather than a copy you saved before.
To watch as a rule
- Conflict: 6 records over the last 12 months and the highest stakes for people here, with no season to it, so it does not wait for a given month.
- Floods and thunderstorms: 5 and 2 records, one and both severe, and both of them run with the year.
- Epidemics: only 2 records, but both severe, and this is one of the hazards that follows a season here.
- Fire detections and air quality: 6 and 1 records, lower stakes for people, and both seasonal.
Good reflexes
- Read the official advisory page again before booking anything outside the city you live in, since it targets only some areas.
- Ask your landlord what happens to power and water in the building when a storm or a flood comes through.
- Keep offline copies of your passport, visa and lease on your phone.
- Charge a power bank every evening and treat your connection as something that can drop for a day.
- Write two local contacts on paper and keep them in your wallet, apart from your phone.
Bangladesh: travel advisories and areas to avoid
What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.
the official notice lists the areas concerned
Zones cited by government advisories
Advised against (all travel)
- Chittagong
- Rangpur
Advised against unless essential
- Chittagong
- Dhaka
Flags show which of the tracked governments cite each zone. Red takes precedence over orange.
Avoid all travel (French advisory)
- In the context of tensions linked to the influx of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, it is formally advised against traveling to the border areas of Burma, as well as Saint Martin's Island, which are subject to drug and human trafficking.
Avoid unless essential (French advisory)
- All travel to Bangladesh is discouraged except for imperative reasons, due to the terrorist risk. Tourism is therefore to be excluded.
Translated from the French advisory — hover a line to read the official wording.
Read the official notice ↗- Advised against by 4+ states
- Advised against by 1 state
- Advised against unless essential
Bangladesh: quality of life and safety in figures
Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.
Favourable vs the world median
- New displacements, conflict: 0 per 1,000 people (median 0.48)
Watch out vs the world median
- Air quality (PM2.5): 69.3 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
- Safely managed drinking water: 59.1 % of the population (median 80.5)
- Physicians: 0.72 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
- Hospital beds: 0.92 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
- New displacements, disasters: 10.2 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better
WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³
Below the world median (80.5) · higher is better
Close to the world median (15.2) · lower is better
Below the world median (1.7) · higher is better
Below the world median (2.4) · higher is better
Close to the world median (74.7) · higher is better
Below the world median (0.48) · lower is better
120 people in total
Above the world median (0.73) · lower is better
1,791,000 people in total
1,178,038 people in total
67 asylum seekers
Security and violence
Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026
5.9/10 — high
Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.
Close to the world median (2.3).
Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)
Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 — academic records published 1–3 months later, through 2026-06. Not a live indicator.
Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.
National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR
Bangladesh: natural disasters and risks in figures
Last 30 days · 4 events
Eventsof which severe- Air quality11 1 severe
- Storm11 1 severe
- Epidemic1
- Risk1
Last 12 months · 29 events
Eventsof which severe- Wildfire6
- Armed conflict6
- Flood6
- Epidemic53 3 severe
- Storm22 2 severe
- Risk2
- Travel advisory11 1 severe
- Air quality11 1 severe
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