Southern Asia
Video Chat with People from Bangladesh
Bangladesh keeps Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+6) all year, half an hour ahead of India, so a 9 PM chat in Dhaka falls in the middle of the afternoon in London and mid-morning in New York. You might meet someone from Dhaka, the port city of Chattogram, tea-growing Sylhet, Khulna near the Sundarbans mangrove forest, or Rajshahi, known for its mangoes.
Bengali (Bangla) is the national language, and its poetry and songs, from Rabindranath Tagore to Kazi Nazrul Islam, are deeply loved. English is widely studied and used in business, and city conversations often mix the two. Cricket is an easy shared topic, and so is food: hilsa fish, Old Dhaka's kacchi biryani, street-side fuchka and an impressive range of sweets. Rivers and monsoon rains, the long beach at Cox's Bazar and Pohela Boishakh, the Bengali New Year in April, all make warm conversation. Our Bengali phrase guide has more words to try.
Bangladesh at a glance
| Flag | 🇧🇩 |
|---|---|
| Official name | People's Republic of Bangladesh |
| Capital | Dhaka |
| Region | Asia · Southern Asia |
| Official language | Bengali |
| Currency | Bangladeshi taka (৳, BDT) |
| Calling code | +880 |
| Time zone | Bangladesh Standard Time (Asia/Dhaka) |
How to say hello
A few words of Bengali make a great first impression, even if you switch to English right after.
| Language | Phrase | Say it | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bengali | হ্যালো, কেমন আছেন? | hyalo, kemon achhen (HEL-loh, KAY-mon AA-chhen) | Hello, how are you? (polite) |
| Bengali | ভালো আছি | bhalo achhi (BHAA-loh AA-chhee) | I'm fine (the usual reply) |
| Bengali | শুভ সন্ধ্যা | shubho shondhya (SHOO-bho SHON-dha) | Good evening |
| Bengali | ধন্যবাদ | dhonnobad (DHON-no-baad) | Thank you |
Tips for chatting with people from Bangladesh
- Bengali has a polite 'আপনি' (apni) and a casual 'তুমি' (tumi). Start with apni and let the other person relax it.
- Cricket is the easy shared topic; ask who their favorite player is or about a match they still talk about.
- Ask where their family is from. Talking about a home district, its rivers and its food often makes a conversation warmer.
- Sweets are serious business: ask about a favorite mishti, like roshogolla or mishti doi.
- Bangladesh is half an hour ahead of India, so if you're chatting across the region, check the local time box before assuming.
Only meet people from Bangladesh
Omlet matches you Worldwide by default. To meet only people from Bangladesh, use the country filter, the only filter Omlet has:
- Open Omlet and press Country on the control panel.
- Search for Bangladesh and select it.
- Press Start. Press Next to meet someone else from Bangladesh, or switch back to Worldwide any time.
Your first day is free: you add a card through Stripe to start it, and nothing is charged that day. When the 24 hours end, the country filter costs $3 one time, charged to that card, unless you cancel before then in Settings (if you cancel, you can still pick a country until the day ends). It's not a subscription, and it stays unlocked on that device and browser. It doesn't carry over to other devices or browsers, and clearing your browser data removes it. There's one free day per device, home network and card. Payment goes through Stripe, so Omlet never sees your card number.
The filter works both ways, and matching can be slower when fewer people from Bangladesh are online. Chatting itself is free, and Worldwide matching never costs anything.
Your own country is detected automatically and shown to the people you meet as a flag.
Neighboring countries
Bangladesh borders 2 countries. Curious about the people next door? Meet them too: