Is Sonāgāzi safe? Bangladesh travel risk
Is Sonāgāzi safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Sonāgāzi scores 57/100 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.
Sonāgāzi scores 57/100 (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 Sonāgāzi: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (63/100) and natural hazards (76/100).
A score of 57 is higher than the scores of 81% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Bangladesh travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Found at 22.8518° N, 91.3916° E within Chattogram, Sonāgāzi is situated 141.0 km NW of Dhaka.
Chattogram
22.8518° N, 91.3916° E
Lowland
UTC
20,810
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities 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 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Sonāgāzi happened in April (7 of 7 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 (57 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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