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Driving in Bangladesh
The rules of the road as our desk recorded them, native unit first.
Driving side
Left
Speed limits
40 / 60 / 80 km/h · 25 / 37 / 50 mph
urban / rural / motorway
International permit (IDP)
Required · Both accepted
Self-drive rental is essentially unavailable to visitors; cars are hired with drivers.
Blood alcohol limit
0.00% in practice - alcohol is heavily restricted for the local population and drink-driving is treated severely
Tolls
Tolls on major bridges including the Padma bridge, and on some highways.
Headlights
Not required by day.
Child seats
No effective requirement or availability.
Dhaka traffic is among the worst in the world - a five-kilometre crossing can take over an hour. Hire a car with a driver for intercity travel, and treat any quoted journey time as optimistic.