How to make International Phone Calls
International Country Codes & IDD prefix
   
         

         

         
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  To Call Bangladesh from overseas:

To call to a BTTB phone, dial Like this:
IDD Prefix of the country FROM which you are calling - Country Code of Bangladesh (880) - Area Code without the leading zero - Phone number.
DO NOT press the leading zero of the area code. For example the area code of Dhaka is 02. But when you call from overseas to Dhaka, do not press the zero (0), just press 2. So, if you want to call 8151234 at Dhaka, press: (IDD prefix)88028151234

List of the IDD prefix for most of the countries of the world is given in a table below. Press the IDD prefix of the country FROM which you are calling. If you are using a Prepaid Telephone Card or VOIP, you may not need to dial an IDD prefix or you may have to dial a different IDD prefix. Please read the instruction of the Telephone Card or VOIP provider that you are using.

List of the Country Code for most of the countries of the world is given in a table below. Use the Country Code for the country TO which you are calling.

To call to a Mobile phone in Bangladesh, dial Like this:
IDD Prefix of the country FROM which you are calling - Country Code of Bangladesh (880) - Mobile phone number without the leading zero (1721251234).
DO NOT press the leading zero of the mobile phone number.
If you want to call 01721251234 at Grameen Phone, press: (IDD prefix)8801721251234
If you want to call 01552512345 at Tele Talk, press: (IDD prefix)8801552512345

To make an international call from Bangladesh:

To call to a Fixed line phone or Home phone in another country dial like this:
IDD Prefix of Bangladesh - Country Code of the country TO which you are calling - Area Code without the leading zero - Phone number

The IDD Prefix for the countries included in the EISD (Economy International Subscribers' Dialing) list is: 012

If you are calling to Australia, in the Sydney area and the phone number is 92661234 , then you should dial: 012-61-2-92661234 [IDD Prefix for EISD country is: 012 - Country Code of Australia is: 61 - Area Code of Sydney is: 02 - Phone number is: 92661234]. The City Code of Sydney is: 02. But you should NOT press the leading zero (0) of the city code.

If you are calling to a country that is NOT in the EISD list, you should use the normal IDD prefix of Bangladesh, which is: 00 (and in this case do not press 012).

For the EISD list, please visit the BTTB website: http://www.bttb.net/    OR    http://www.bttb.gov.bd/home/main/rates/EISDrate.htm

To call to a Mobile phone or Cell Phone dial like this:
IDD Prefix of the country FROM which you are calling - Country Code of the country TO which you are calling - Mobile or cell phone number without the leading zero.

To make an international call from any country of the world:
Follow the same system mentioned above.
 
To call to a Land Phone or Home Phone dial like this:
IDD Prefix of the country FROM which you are calling - Country Code of the country TO which you are calling - Area Code without the leading zero - Phone number

To call to a Mobile Phone or Cell Phone dial like this:
IDD Prefix of the country FROM which you are calling - Country Code of the country TO which you are calling - Mobile or Cell Phone number without the leading zero.

You just need to know the IDD Prefix of the country FROM which you are calling and the Country Code of the Destination country TO which you are calling. International Country Codes and IDD Prefixes of most of the countries of the world are given below:


 

Country Name

(With satellite systems)

Country Code (look for the country TO which you are calling)

IDD Prefix (look for the country FROM which you are calling)

Afghanistan

93

00

Albania

355

00

Algeria

213

00

American Samoa

1-684

011

Andorra

376

00

Angola

244

00

Anguilla

1-264

011

Antarctica

672

Antigua

1-268

011

Argentina

54

00

Armenia

374

00

Aruba

297

00

Ascension

247

00

Australia

 

61

0011 (Voice calls)
0015 (Fax calls - Telstra)
0018 (Telstra special rates)
0019 (Fax calls - Singtel Optus)

Australian External Territories

672

00

Austria

43

00

Azerbaijan

994

00

Bahamas

1-242

011

Bahrain

973

00

Bangladesh

880

00
012 for EISD countries

Barbados

1-246

011

Barbuda

1-268

011

Belarus

375

8~10

Belgium

32

00

Belize

501

00

Benin

229

00

Bermuda

1-441

011

Bhutan

975

00

Bolivia

  

591

 

0010 (ENTEL)
0011 (AES COMMUNICATIONS BOLIVIA)
0012 (TELEDATA)
0013 (BOLIVIATEL)

Bosnia & Herzegovina

387

00

Botswana

267

00

Brazil

 

55

 

0014 (Brasil Telecom)
0015 (Telefonica)
0021 (Embratel)
0023 (Intelig)
0031 (Telemar)

British Virgin Islands

1-284

011

Brunei Darussalam

673

00

Bulgaria

359

00

Burkina Faso

226

00

Burundi

257

00

Cambodia

855

001

Cameroon

237

00

Canada

1

011

Cape Verde Islands

238

0

Cayman Islands

1-345

011

Central African Republic

236

00

Chad

235

15

Chatham Island (New Zealand)

64

00

Chile

56

00

China (PRC)

86

00

Christmas Island

61-8

0011 (Telstra)

Cocos-Keeling Islands

61

0011

Colombia

  

57

  

005?? Orbitel
007?? ETB
009?? Telecom
#555?? Bellsouth
#999?? Comcel

Comoros

269

00

Congo

242

00

Congo, Dem. Rep. of  (former Zaire)

243

00

Cook Islands

682

00

Costa Rica

506

00

C? d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

225

00

Croatia

385

00

Cuba

53

119

Cuba (Guantanamo Bay)

5399

00

Curafont>ao

599

00

Cyprus

357

00

Czech Republic

420

00
95200 (Discount carrier)

Denmark

45

00

Diego Garcia

246

00

Djibouti

253

00

Dominica

1-767

011

Dominican Republic

1-809 and 1-829 

011

East Timor

670

00

Easter Island

56

00

Ecuador

593

00

Egypt

20

00

El Salvador 

503 

00
144+00 Telefonica

Ellipso (Mobile Satellite service)

8812, 8813

00

EMSAT (Mobile Satellite service)

88213

Equatorial Guinea

240

00

Eritrea

291

00

Estonia

372

00

Ethiopia

251

00

Falkland Islands (Malvinas)

500

00

Faroe Islands

298

00

Fiji Islands

679

00

Finland

358

00, 990, 994, 999

France

33

 

00 (France Telecom)
40 (TELE 2)
50 (OMNICOM)
70 (LE 7 CEGETEL)
90 (9 TELECOM)

French Antilles

596

00