Is Benāpol safe? Bangladesh travel risk
Is Benāpol safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Benāpol scores 54/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Bangladesh Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 30 Jul 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of the country (updated 9 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Benāpol scores 54/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Bangladesh (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Benāpol: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (63/100) and health and medical access (65/100).
A score of 54 is higher than the scores of 75% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Bangladesh travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
In the Khulna territory, Benāpol is established at 23.0419° N, 88.8956° E. It lies 171.0 km ENE relative to Dhaka. Time zone observed: UTC.
Khulna
23.0419° N, 88.8956° E
Lowland
UTC
36,524
Emergency & Aviation Access
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Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most tropical cyclone events within 100 km of Benāpol happened in May (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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