Bangladesh Transportation - 2024

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

National air transport system

number of registered air carriers: 6 (2020)

inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 30

annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 5,984,155 (2018)

annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 63.82 million (2018) mt-km

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

S2

Airports

17 (2024)

Heliports

35 (2024)

Pipelines

2,950 km gas (2013)

Railways

total: 2,460 km (2014)

narrow gauge: 1,801 km (2014) 1.000-m gauge

broad gauge: 659 km (2014) 1.676-m gauge

Roadways

total: 369,105 km

paved: 110,311 km

unpaved: 258,794 km (2018)

Waterways

8,370 km (2011) (includes up to 3,060 km of main cargo routes; network reduced to 5,200 km in the dry season)

Merchant marine

total: 558 (2023)

by type: bulk carrier 68, container ship 10, general cargo 170, oil tanker 162, other 148

Ports and terminals

major seaport(s): Chattogram (Chittagong)

container port(s) (TEUs): Chattogram (Chittagong) (3,214,548) (2021)

LNG terminal(s) (import): Moheshkhali (2 FSRU)

river port(s): Mongla Port (Sela River)

NOTE: The information regarding Bangladesh on this page is re-published from the 2024 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Bangladesh 2024 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Bangladesh 2024 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.