No visa needed

Do citizens of Zambia need a visa for Bangladesh?

Citizens of Zambia don’t need a visa for Bangladesh and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Zambia: the passport opens 38 countries visa-free; Lusaka — Dhaka: ≈ 8,030 km, about 10.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Bangladesh without a visa on a Zambia passport?

Yes, citizens of Zambia don’t need a visa for Bangladesh for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Bangladesh visa rules at a glance

With a Zambia passport you can visit 38 countries visa-free, 21 with a visa on arrival and 43 with an e-visa; 96 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Zambia passport ranks 127th of 199.
Zambia passport: visa-free access to 38 countries; Bangladesh passport: 16.
Citizens of Zambia and Bangladesh can travel together visa-free to 15 countries, for example: Rwanda, Seychelles, Gambia, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, Bahamas, Vanuatu, Micronesia, Fiji, and Kiribati.
Citizens of Bangladesh, in turn, need an e-visa to travel to Zambia. Zambia visa for citizens of Bangladesh

Travelling to Bangladesh: good to know

Lusaka — Dhaka: about 8,030 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +4 hours.
Local time: Lusaka 12:00 — Dhaka 16:00.
Local currency: Bangladeshi Taka.
Languages: Bangla.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ BDT 123.
Bangladesh is the 120th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Zambia.