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- <text id=93CT1602>
- <title>
- Bangladesh--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- South Asia
- Bangladesh
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Customs and Immigration: US citizens traveling as tourists do
- not need visas for stays of 14 days if they have an onward
- ticket. Visas are required for longer visits and for business
- travelers.
- </p>
- <p> Climate and clothing: Wear lightweight clothing for most of
- the hot, wet period; medium weight clothing for the short winter
- (Dec.-Feb.).
- </p>
- <p> Health: Health and visa requirements change; check latest
- information before traveling. Basic medical facilities are
- available in Dhaka. Pharmacies can fill simple prescriptions.
- Tetanus, typhoid, gamma globulin, and polio immunizations are
- recommended; malaria suppressants for travel outside of Dhaka
- also are recommended.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: Internal and external telephone,
- telegraph, telex, and mail services are available. Direct
- dialing is possible to Western Europe and the United States.
- Bangladesh is 11 hours ahead of eastern standard time.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: International and domestic airline service is
- adequate; railroad service is limited; road transport is crowded
- but adequate to most major cities; river transport is extensive.
- </p>
- <p> National holidays: Martyrs' Day, February 21; Independence
- Day, March 26; Bengali New Year's Day, April 15; May Day, May 1;
- National Integrity Day, November 7; Victory Day, December 16;
- Christmas Day, December 25; Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Azha, Muharram,
- Eid-i-Milad-un-Nabi, and other religious holidays, varying in
- accordance with the lunar calendar.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
- 1990.
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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