Medical care and other health services are not always up to Western standards. Care should be exercised when taking food and water. Internal and external telephone, telegraph, telex, and mail services are available. Direct-dialing is possible to Western Europe and the United States. Bangladesh is 11 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time.
Domestic flights are government subsidized and fares are competitive with first class train fares.
Road transport is fairly extensive, and adequate but crowded to most major cities. Railway travel is limited due to unbridged rivers and can be time consuming. With 8,000 kilometers of navigable riverway, river transport is extensive though subject to disruption due to weather.