Travel Summary

• You should avoid protests and demonstrations. These can quickly turn violent in Bangladesh and can include the burning of buses and other public vehicles, road blocks and confrontation with the police.  General strikes ("hartals") have been fairly frequent over the past few months and more hartals are likely to be called in the future. See Safety and Security - Local Travel - Civil Unrest/Hartals/Demonstrations.
  
  

• We advise against all but essential travel to the Chittagong Hill Tracts (this does not include the city of Chittagong). If you propose to visit the Chittagong Hill Tracts you are required to give the Bangladeshi authorities ten days' notice of your travel plans. See Safety and Security - Local Travel - Chittagong Hill Tracts.
  
  

• There is a general threat from terrorism. Attacks cannot be ruled out and could be indiscriminate, including in places frequented by expatriates and foreign travellers.
  
  
• Up to 75,000 British nationals visit Bangladesh every year. 70 British nationals required consular assistance in Bangladesh in the period 1 April 2010 - 31 March 2011. See General - Consular Assistance - Statistics. 
  
  
• You should take out comprehensive travel and medical insurance before travelling. See General - Insurance.