Roaming with Banglalink: What You Need to Know

Interested in visiting Thailand, Qatar, Singapore, or Europe? Arranging your travel plans already, but are unsure whether you would need a local sim because you do not know if you can roam with your Banglalink phone? Worry not, those questions will be answered in this article today.

Can I roam with Banglalink?

Banglalink Postpaid customers can roam in 158 destinations around the world, while Prepaid customers can roam in 17 destinations. For select destinations, Banglalink has Postpaid roaming offers, meaning that you will be paying less when taking the offer than without it.

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What do I need to know about roaming with Banglalink?

Roaming rates, destinations, and options differ between Prepaid and Postpaid customers. The differences are laid out below.

Banglalink Prepaid roaming

Banglalink Prepaid customers with a valid subscription and an international credit card with 3 months' validity can take advantage of the roaming service. To activate roaming, one needs to visit the nearest Banglalink Customer Care Center to fill in the International Roaming Form.

Once your application has been approved, you are ready to roam in 17 destinations abroad.

In 11 destinations, Banglalink Prepaid customers can purchase data roaming packs:

Data roaming is not possible in destinations not mentioned in the list.

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Prepaid customers can purchase one of the following 5 data roaming packs:

Pack	Price	Price/MB	Validity
50MB	291.25 TK	5.83 TK	7 Days
100MB	570.85 TK	5.71 TK	7 Days
300MB	1677.6 TK	5.59 TK	7 Days
500MB	2737.75 TK	5.48 TK	15 Days
1GB	5368.32 TK	5.24 TK	30 Days

Banglalink has been contacted to retrieve information about the standard roaming rates for Prepaid customers.

Banglalink Postpaid roaming

Banglalink Postpaid customers can roam in 158 destinations and can take advantage of several offers to enjoy lower roaming rates in select destinations.

The following roaming offers are available at the moment:

• Hajj
• Worry-free Roaming
• Top Destinations
• Rest of the World Roaming

Before you can roam, you have to fulfill the following requirements:

• Have an active Banglalink postpaid subscription
• Have an international credit card (Visa, Mastercard, or American Express) with 3 months validity to pay the security deposit and roaming bills
• A photocopy of both sides of the credit card in question

A security deposit needs to be paid to enable roaming:

• Individuals with auto-debit: Tk7000
• Individuals without auto-debit: Tk10000
• High-value individuals: None
• Corporate customers: None

Banglalink Hajj Roaming offer

Every year, more than 100000 Bangladeshis go to Mecca to perform the Hajj. During this period, Postpaid customers can take advantage of the following roaming rates:

• Tk20 for all types of calls (local, to Bangladesh, and international)
• Tk5 per SMS
• Tk5 per MB

This offer can be activated during Hajj by following the instructions after dialing 2200.

When you subscribe to the Hajj offer, you get:

• Relevant information on Hajj and Umrah
• Hajj-related announcements and updates from the Hajj office
• Hajj-related tutorials
• Information on important places at Mecca and Medinah

The subscription charge is Taka 10/30 days.

Banglalink Worry-free Roaming

Banglalink Postpaid customers who visit Thailand, India, Malaysia, the United States, China, or Singapore can enjoy lower roaming rates compared to the standard rates.

Note:

1. Prices are in Bangladeshi Taka per minute, SMS, or MB
2. Calls refer to every type of outgoing call, meaning local calls, calls to Bangladesh, and international calls
3. The table is best viewed in landscape mode or desktop view (when on mobile)

Destination	Calls	SMS	Data
Thailand	20	5	5
India	30	5	5
Malaysia	30	5	5
United States	30	5	5
China	40	5	5
Singapore	40	5	5

Banglalink Roaming in Top Destinations

Banglalink customers love to visit the following 18 destinations:

For these destinations, Banglalink has special roaming rates compared to standard roaming rates. The destinations can be grouped into zones:

United Arab Emirates (UAE) – Zone 1

United Kingdom (UK) – Zone 2

Sri Lanka – Zone 3

Zone 4

• Australia
• Canada
• Germany
• Qatar

Zone 5

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Below are the roaming rates for each zone.

Notes:

1. Prices are in Bangladeshi Taka per minute, SMS, or MB
2. Calls refer to every type of outgoing call, meaning local calls, calls to Bangladesh, and international calls
3. Inc. Call stands for Incoming Call
4. The table is best viewed in landscape mode or desktop view (when on mobile)

Zone	Calls	Inc. Call	SMS	Data
Zone 1	25	18	18	16
Zone 2	30	18	5	5
Zone 3	55	18	10	20
Zone 4	18	18	5	5
Zone 5	55	20	5	5

Banglalink Roaming (Rest of the World)

In the remaining 134 destinations, Banglalink Postpaid customers can roam at standard rates. Luckily, the roaming tariffs are fixed for all destinations, meaning you do not have to worry about the charges when visiting multiple destinations in one trip.

	Rate in Tk	Unit
Any type of Incoming call	50	per min
Any type of Outgoing call	100	per min
SMS	5	per SMS
Data Per MB	5	per MB

Where can I roam with Banglalink?

Banglalink customers can roam in 158 destinations. The destinations have been grouped by the availability for Prepaid and Postpaid subscribers.

Banglalink Prepaid roaming destinations and partners

Destination	Operator
Armenia	ArmenTel
Austria	Hutchison 3G
Cambodia	Metfone Cambodia
Canada	Fido Solutions Inc.
Canada	Rogers Wireless Partnership
Egypt	Telecom Egypt
Ghana	Ghana Telecommunications Co. L
India	Bharti AIRTEL
Iran	Rightel
Jersey	Jersey Telecoms UK
Malaysia	Maxis Mobile Services Sdn Bhd
Pakistan	Mobilink
Russian Federation	OJSC VIMPELCOM
Saudi Arabia	Saudi Telecom Company (STC)
Saudi Arabia	Etihad Etisalat Company – Mobily
Saudi Arabia	Zain
Singapore	MobileOne Ltd.
Thailand	True Move
United Arab Emirates (UAE)	Etisalat
United States (USA)	Cingular Genesis

Banglalink Postpaid roaming destinations

1 Hajj offer
2 Worry-free offer
3 Top destination offer

Can I roam on planes with Banglalink?

In-flight roaming is available to Banglalink Postpaid customers on select airlines like Emirates. The in-flight roaming rates are not available publicly, so I have reached out to Banglalink to get this information for you.

Can I roam on cruise ships with Banglalink?

Maritime roaming is available to Banglalink Postpaid subscribers on more than 250 cruise ships worldwide. Banglalink has been contacted to gather information about the cruise ship partners and maritime roaming rates.

Is roaming with Banglalink worth it?

Banglalink is one of the cheapest providers, in terms of roaming, I have analyzed so far.

The most expensive thing you can do with Banglalink is to make a call when roaming in one of the Rest of the World destinations, which is charged at Tk100/min, which is a great price.

I like the fact that Banglalink has roaming packs for both Prepaid and Postpaid customers. The prices for those offers are reasonable as well.

The only downside of roaming with Banglalink as a Postpaid customer is that you have to pay a hefty deposit of at least Tk7000. Sure, you will get it back, but it is still a high barrier of entry. I would love to see the deposit getting lowered in the future.

I cannot give a review for Prepaid, in-flight, and maritime roaming because they are not publicly available, but I have reached out to Banglalink to get this information.

Besides that, there is not much more to say. I believe that roaming with Banglalink is worth it because of the low roaming rates across the broad. You can also consider getting a local sim or an international sim in case you do not want to risk it.