Trip practicalities
Flights, eSIM, what to pack, arriving after 10 years, taking the kids.
- Flights to Dhaka: how to compare routes, not just faresHow to read a Dhaka itinerary properly — connection shape, layover length, arrival hour and baggage terms — so the cheapest ticket is not the worst trip.
- Flying to Chattogram (CGP) instead of DhakaWhen it is worth routing to Chattogram rather than Dhaka, how the connection usually works, and the trade-offs on bags, customs and the drive at the other end.
- eSIM, roaming, or a local SIM in Bangladesh?How to arrive in Bangladesh with a working phone: the trade-offs between an eSIM, your home carrier roaming, and buying a local SIM after you land.
- What to pack for a trip home to BangladeshA practical packing approach for a diaspora trip home: what is genuinely worth carrying, what to buy locally, and what belongs in your hand luggage.
- Gifts that land well when you visit BangladeshHow to choose gifts for family in Bangladesh that are wanted rather than polite: what travels well, what to avoid, and how to be fair across a large family.
- Going back after ten years: what has actually changedIf your last trip to Bangladesh was a decade ago, here is what will feel different on arrival — documents, payments, phones, transport, and the airport itself.
- Arriving at Dhaka airport: landing to kerb, step by stepWhat actually happens after you land at Hazrat Shahjalal — the order of the steps, what to have in your hand, and how to choose the right customs channel.
- Travelling to Bangladesh with childrenHow to make a long flight to Dhaka with children survivable: documents to sort early, what to carry in the cabin, and what to expect on the ground.
- Bringing money home: remittance on arrivalCarrying money in versus sending it ahead — the practical trade-offs, what has to be declared, and how to arrange access to funds once you are in Bangladesh.
- Travelling home in the December to January peakWhy winter is the busiest season for diaspora travel to Bangladesh, what that means for booking, packing and airport queues, and how to plan around it.