Is Mānikganj safe? Bangladesh travel risk
Is Mānikganj safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Mānikganj 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.
Mānikganj 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 Mānikganj: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (63/100) and natural hazards (69/100).
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
Charted at coordinates 23.8614° N, 90.0003° E in Dhaka, Mānikganj maintains a regional distance of 42.7 km ESE to Dhaka.
Dhaka
23.8614° N, 90.0003° E
15 m
Asia/Dhaka
71,698
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Bangladesh
Climate by Month
Hottest: April (35 °C avg high); Wettest: June (390 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 25° | 28° | 32° | 35° | 32° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 31° | 30° | 28° | 25° |
| Low °C | 14° | 16° | 20° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 26° | 24° | 18° | 15° |
| Rain mm | 9 | 21 | 40 | 126 | 330 | 390 | 269 | 279 | 269 | 199 | 34 | 15 |
Normals: Dhaka (42.7 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Mānikganj happened in October (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.5 on 2 Dec 2023 (124 km away) — USGS details
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Bangladesh travel advice & laws.
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