No visa needed

Do citizens of Bangladesh need a visa for the Gambia?

Citizens of Bangladesh don’t need a visa for the Gambia 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 Bangladesh: the passport opens 16 countries visa-free; Dhaka — Banjul: ≈ 11,070 km, about 14.5 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 the Gambia without a visa on a Bangladesh passport?

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

Gambia visa rules at a glance

With a Bangladesh passport you can visit 16 countries visa-free, 14 with a visa on arrival and 55 with an e-visa; 111 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bangladesh passport ranks 180th of 199.
Bangladesh passport: visa-free access to 16 countries; Gambia passport: 43.
Citizens of Bangladesh and the Gambia can travel together visa-free to 14 countries, for example: Seychelles, Rwanda, Micronesia, Kiribati, Vanuatu, Fiji, Bahamas, Dominica, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Haiti, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, and Jamaica.
Citizens of the Gambia, in turn, don’t need a visa for Bangladesh. Bangladesh visa for citizens of the Gambia

Travelling to the Gambia: good to know

Dhaka — Banjul: about 11,070 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 14.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −6 hours.
Local time: Dhaka 12:00 — Banjul 06:00.
Local currency: Gambian Dalasi.
Languages: English.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GMD 74.
Gambia is the 155th closest of 195 destinations open to citizens of Bangladesh.