Is Rājshāhi safe? Bangladesh travel risk
Is Rājshāhi safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Rājshāhi scores 53/100 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.
Rājshāhi scores 53/100 (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 Rājshāhi: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (63/100) and health and medical access (65/100).
A score of 53 is higher than the scores of 72% 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 24.3667° N, 88.6000° E in Rājshāhi, Rājshāhi maintains a regional distance of 195.5 km ESE to Dhaka.
Rājshāhi
24.3667° N, 88.6000° E
23 m
Asia/Dhaka
448,087
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Bangladesh
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Rājshāhi happened in September (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Bangladesh travel advice & laws.
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