Hospitals and international patient desks
Families in Dhaka plan treatment in India around visas, dates and documents, all of which fit a single thread.[3]
- Estimate-ready notices
- Visa-document checklists
- Appointment and follow-up reminders
Dhaka Division23.7° N, 90.4° EWhatsApp Business API
WhatsApp Business API for Indian businesses serving Dhaka
Dhaka is Bangladesh's financial, political and cultural centre, half an hour ahead of India. For an Indian hospital, college or supplier with people there, the conversations that matter can move to WhatsApp.
For Indian hospitals, suppliers to the garment industry, colleges and travel firms with people in Dhaka: a patient's journey from first message to follow-up, the city's place in Bangladesh's economy, Bengali templates, the 30-minute clock gap and the Bangladesh rate in rupees.
See it work
A patient from Dhaka, from first message to follow-up
An Indian hospital's international desk talks to one family for two months. Scrub along the journey to see which message each step needs.
Every step is something the family would otherwise chase by phone. On InfiQ the desk works the thread in the shared team inbox, so the coordinator who took the first message can hand it to the one who books the appointment without losing the thread.
Medical details stay off WhatsApp: Meta's policy bars telemedicine on it and limits health records where the law asks for stronger systems, so reports, opinions and prescriptions go by email or the hospital's portal. The thread carries dates, document lists and reminders, and each family's opt-in is recorded before the first template.
One patient journey between Dhaka and an Indian hospital
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Day 60Coming upEvent 7 of 7
Follow-up
A reminder for the review consultation, sent back to the Dhaka number.
Event 7 of 7: Day 60 — Follow-up (coming up). A reminder for the review consultation, sent back to the Dhaka number.
Dhaka in Bangladesh's economy
Short, sourced points on the city and the trades that run through it.
The US International Trade Administration describes Dhaka as the primary financial, political and cultural centre of Bangladesh.[1]
Ready-made garments earned US$ 38.70 billion in FY 2025-26, 80.62% of Bangladesh's US$ 48.0 billion of exports, according to BGMEA.[2]
Bangladesh's major seaport at Chattogram handles more than 90% of the country's international trade.[1]
The High Commission of India in Dhaka takes visa applications through the Indian Visa Application Centre, including the one at Jamuna Future Park, with applications made online at ivacbd.com.[3]
The High Commission publishes guidance for foreigners who want medical treatment in India on any type of visa.[3]
Bangladesh tried daylight saving once, from 19 June to 31 December 2009, and has kept UTC+6 since.[4]
Indian businesses with Dhaka on the other end
Four kinds of sender, and the first messages each puts on WhatsApp.
Suppliers to the garment industry
With garments four-fifths of the country's exports, factories buy yarn, fabric, trims, dyes and machinery against fixed shipment dates.[2]
- Order acknowledgement
- Dispatch and border-crossing updates
- Sample approval requests
Colleges and admissions teams
Students in Dhaka applying to Indian institutions want deadlines and documents where they read them.
- Application and fee deadlines
- Document requests
- Interview scheduling
Travel operators
Tours, pilgrimages and family trips to India begin with a booking and a visa appointment in Dhaka.[3]
- Booking confirmation
- Visa appointment reminders
- Departure-day details
Bengali for Dhaka, and which Bengali
Meta lists two Bengali codes. A team that already writes Bengali templates for Kolkata should check which one it is using.
Each code is a separate template version for Meta's approval. Inside the 24-hour window after a family writes, agents can answer in whatever language they share with them.
| Language | Meta code | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Bengali | bn | The code for Dhaka and the rest of Bangladesh |
| Bengali (India) | bn_IN | Meta's code for Bengali as written in India; keep it for West Bengal |
| English | en | Corporate buyers, garment exporters and many students |
Prices in ₹ and BDT
What a message to a Dhaka number costs
Bangladeshi numbers are billed at Bangladesh's line of Meta's rate card: ₹6.44 for marketing, ₹0.3254 for utility, ₹0.3254 for authentication and ₹0.3254 for a service reply, in rupees before GST.
Snapshot rates · as of 20 Oct 2026, 00:02 UTC
Lite
₹999 / month≈ ৳1,300.87 BDT
₹833 / month, billed yearly≈ ৳1,084.71 BDT
Growth
₹2,999 / month≈ ৳3,905.20 BDT
₹2,499 / month, billed yearly≈ ৳3,254.12 BDT
Enterprise
Custom volume pricing, custom SLA and dedicated infrastructure.
Per message to Dhaka · Bangladesh
| Category | ₹ INR | BDT |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing | ₹6.4397 | ৳8.39 |
| Utility | ₹0.3254 | ৳0.424 |
| Authentication | ₹0.3254 | ৳0.424 |
| Service | ₹0.3254 | ৳0.424 |
Per-message rates for all 47 markets, in ₹ and BDT
| Market | Marketing | Utility | Authentication | Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | ৳7.08₹5.4352 | ৳2.98₹2.2874 | ৳2.98₹2.2874 | ৳2.98₹2.2874 |
| Bangladesh | ৳8.39₹6.4397 | ৳0.424₹0.3254 | ৳0.424₹0.3254 | ৳0.424₹0.3254 |
| Brazil | ৳7.16₹5.4970 | ৳0.779₹0.5981 | ৳0.779₹0.5981 | ৳0.779₹0.5981 |
| Chile | ৳10.18₹7.8162 | ৳2.29₹1.7585 | ৳2.29₹1.7585 | ৳2.29₹1.7585 |
| Colombia | ৳1.43₹1.0993 | ৳0.0919₹0.0706 | ৳0.0919₹0.0706 | ৳0.0919₹0.0706 |
| Egypt | ৳7.37₹5.6629 | ৳0.412₹0.3167 | ৳0.412₹0.3167 | ৳0.412₹0.3167 |
| France | ৳9.84₹7.5588 | ৳3.44₹2.6393 | ৳3.44₹2.6393 | ৳3.44₹2.6393 |
| Germany | ৳15.64₹12.0088 | ৳6.30₹4.8386 | ৳6.30₹4.8386 | ৳6.30₹4.8386 |
| Hong Kong | ৳8.39₹6.4397 | ৳2.98₹2.2867 | ৳2.98₹2.2867 | ৳2.98₹2.2867 |
| Hungary | ৳9.84₹7.5596 | ৳4.00₹3.0700 | ৳4.00₹3.0700 | ৳4.00₹3.0700 |
| India | ৳1.23₹0.9435 | ৳0.253₹0.1941 | ৳0.183₹0.1402 | ৳0.189₹0.1450 |
| Indonesia | ৳4.71₹3.6133 | ৳2.86₹2.1979 | ৳2.86₹2.1979 | ৳2.86₹2.1979 |
| Iraq | ৳3.91₹2.9992 | ৳0.904₹0.6943 | ৳0.904₹0.6943 | ৳0.904₹0.6943 |
| Israel | ৳4.04₹3.1045 | ৳0.607₹0.4662 | ৳0.607₹0.4662 | ৳0.607₹0.4662 |
| Italy | ৳9.10₹6.9847 | ৳3.43₹2.6369 | ৳3.43₹2.6369 | ৳3.43₹2.6369 |
| Kazakhstan | ৳6.91₹5.3098 | ৳2.06₹1.5824 | ৳2.06₹1.5824 | ৳2.06₹1.5824 |
| Kuwait | ৳9.07₹6.9671 | ৳5.04₹3.8671 | ৳5.04₹3.8671 | ৳5.04₹3.8671 |
| Malaysia | ৳9.85₹7.5644 | ৳1.60₹1.2314 | ৳1.60₹1.2314 | ৳1.60₹1.2314 |
| Mexico | ৳4.54₹3.4877 | ৳0.973₹0.7471 | ৳0.973₹0.7471 | ৳0.973₹0.7471 |
| Morocco | ৳4.74₹3.6425 | ৳2.63₹2.0218 | ৳2.63₹2.0218 | ৳2.63₹2.0218 |
| Netherlands | ৳18.29₹14.0494 | ৳5.73₹4.3987 | ৳5.73₹4.3987 | ৳5.73₹4.3987 |
| Nepal | ৳8.39₹6.4397 | ৳0.389₹0.2990 | ৳0.389₹0.2990 | ৳0.389₹0.2990 |
| Nigeria | ৳5.91₹4.5421 | ৳0.768₹0.5898 | ৳0.768₹0.5898 | ৳0.768₹0.5898 |
| Oman | ৳3.91₹2.9992 | ৳2.83₹2.1709 | ৳2.83₹2.1709 | ৳2.83₹2.1709 |
| Pakistan | ৳5.42₹4.1620 | ৳1.72₹1.3200 | ৳1.72₹1.3200 | ৳1.72₹1.3200 |
| Peru | ৳8.05₹6.1843 | ৳3.44₹2.6392 | ৳3.44₹2.6392 | ৳3.44₹2.6392 |
| Poland | ৳4.18₹3.2105 | ৳1.39₹1.0702 | ৳1.39₹1.0702 | ৳1.39₹1.0702 |
| Qatar | ৳3.91₹2.9992 | ৳1.37₹1.0547 | ৳1.37₹1.0547 | ৳1.37₹1.0547 |
| Romania | ৳9.84₹7.5596 | ৳3.31₹2.5436 | ৳3.31₹2.5436 | ৳3.31₹2.5436 |
| Russia | ৳9.18₹7.0520 | ৳4.58₹3.5173 | ৳4.58₹3.5173 | ৳4.58₹3.5173 |
| Saudi Arabia | ৳6.58₹5.0537 | ৳1.22₹0.9401 | ৳1.22₹0.9401 | ৳1.22₹0.9401 |
| Singapore | ৳8.39₹6.4397 | ৳1.83₹1.4072 | ৳1.83₹1.4072 | ৳1.83₹1.4072 |
| South Africa | ৳4.35₹3.3385 | ৳1.09₹0.8369 | ৳1.09₹0.8369 | ৳1.09₹0.8369 |
| Spain | ৳8.09₹6.2161 | ৳2.29₹1.7578 | ৳2.29₹1.7578 | ৳2.29₹1.7578 |
| Sri Lanka | ৳8.39₹6.4397 | ৳0.229₹0.1759 | ৳0.229₹0.1759 | ৳0.229₹0.1759 |
| Turkey | ৳1.25₹0.9587 | ৳0.103₹0.0792 | ৳0.103₹0.0792 | ৳0.103₹0.0792 |
| Ukraine | ৳9.84₹7.5596 | ৳3.40₹2.6138 | ৳3.40₹2.6138 | ৳3.40₹2.6138 |
| United Arab Emirates | ৳6.58₹5.0537 | ৳1.80₹1.3811 | ৳1.80₹1.3811 | ৳1.80₹1.3811 |
| United Kingdom | ৳7.27₹5.5795 | ৳2.52₹1.9346 | ৳2.52₹1.9346 | ৳2.52₹1.9346 |
| North America | ৳2.86₹2.1976 | ৳0.389₹0.2989 | ৳0.389₹0.2989 | ৳0.389₹0.2989 |
| Rest of Africa | ৳2.58₹1.9796 | ৳0.458₹0.3516 | ৳0.458₹0.3516 | ৳0.458₹0.3516 |
| Rest of Asia Pacific | ৳9.64₹7.4057 | ৳1.29₹0.9938 | ৳1.29₹0.9938 | ৳1.29₹0.9938 |
| Rest of Central & Eastern Europe | ৳9.84₹7.5596 | ৳2.42₹1.8595 | ৳2.42₹1.8595 | ৳2.42₹1.8595 |
| Rest of Latin America | ৳8.47₹6.5048 | ৳1.29₹0.9934 | ৳1.29₹0.9934 | ৳1.29₹0.9934 |
| Rest of Middle East | ৳4.49₹3.4490 | ৳1.04₹0.7998 | ৳1.04₹0.7998 | ৳1.04₹0.7998 |
| Rest of Western Europe | ৳6.78₹5.2054 | ৳1.96₹1.5019 | ৳1.96₹1.5019 | ৳1.96₹1.5019 |
| Other | ৳6.91₹5.3098 | ৳0.881₹0.6769 | ৳0.881₹0.6769 | ৳0.881₹0.6769 |
Plan prices are monthly, in rupees, excluding GST; yearly billing is two months free. Messages are charged per delivered message on top of the plan, at the rate for the recipient’s country. Full details: InfiQ pricing. A patient who switches to an Indian SIM on arrival is billed at the India rate, ₹0.19 for a utility reminder, until they go home. The converter shows taka amounts for budgeting; InfiQ invoices in rupees.
Work out your own monthly cost by message type.
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What an Indian desk uses for Dhaka
Care with records matters as much as speed here.
- Shared team inbox
Coordinators share one number for families in Dhaka, with labels by department and private notes that never reach the patient.
- Template manager and library
Draft visa-checklist, appointment and follow-up templates in bn and English and track each through Meta's approval.
- Consent records and opt-out enforcement
Each family's opt-in source and time is recorded, and a STOP reply blocks later sends to that number.
- Customer data hosted in India
Conversations are processed in India; the Bangladesh guide explains what the country's 2026 data-protection act says about transfers abroad.
Nearby
City pages near Dhaka
The nearest city guides on this site, in Bangladesh and across the border in India.
Bangladesh's Personal Data Protection Act 2026 and the Bangladesh rate apply nationwide; the Bangladesh guide covers them in full.
Guides for Dhaka teams
Questions Dhaka businesses ask
- Families in Dhaka write to our hospital's international desk about treatment in India. Can it reply in Bengali?
- Yes. A family's message opens a 24-hour window in which agents can reply in any language, Bengali included; ask for medical reports by email rather than in the chat. For templates sent outside the window, such as appointment reminders, use the bn code and get each version approved by Meta.
- Should our templates for Dhaka use bn or bn_IN?
- Use bn. Meta lists Bengali (bn) and Bengali (India), bn_IN, as separate codes; bn_IN is the one for West Bengal readers. A team in Kolkata that already has bn_IN templates should submit bn versions for its Dhaka families rather than reuse them.
- A patient from Dhaka buys an Indian SIM on arrival for treatment. Which rate applies to our messages then?
- The India rate while you message the Indian number: ₹0.19 for a utility reminder. Messages to their +880 number cost the Bangladesh rate, ₹0.3254. Meta charges by the recipient's country code, so store both numbers and pick the one the patient is using.
- Can a visa-document checklist for the Indian Visa Application Centre go out as a WhatsApp template?
- Yes, as a utility template to a family that has asked for your help, ₹0.3254 per delivered message to a Bangladeshi number. Link to the High Commission's own guidance rather than restating visa rules, and keep the list to what your hospital or college must provide.
- We sell dyes and trims to garment factories around Dhaka. Are order and dispatch updates utility messages?
- Yes. Acknowledgements, dispatch notices and delivery confirmations for orders a factory has placed are utility templates. A promotion for a new shade card is marketing, ₹6.44, and needs the buyer's opt-in to WhatsApp messages from you.
- Our liaison office in Dhaka wants to run the WhatsApp number for Bangladeshi patients. Can it hold the account?
- InfiQ serves India-based businesses: it invoices in rupees with GST, keeps customer data in India and supports teams in English and Hindi on India time. The Indian hospital can hold the account and message +880 numbers at the Bangladesh rate. If your business is based in Dhaka, talk to sales about whether InfiQ fits.
Sources
Facts on this page were checked against these sources on the dates shown. Page updated 2026-10-20.
- [1]Bangladesh: Market Overview (Country Commercial Guide, published 19 March 2026) · US International Trade Administration · read 2026-10-20
- [2]Export Performance · Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association · read 2026-10-20
- [3]High Commission of India, Bangladesh: visa and consular services · High Commission of India, Dhaka · read 2026-10-20
- [4]tzdb 'asia' file: Asia/Dhaka and the 2009 DST rules · IANA Time Zone Database · read 2026-10-20
Give Dhaka families one thread to follow
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