Registration of all letters sent by international mail is recommended. International courier services, including Airborne, DHL, Federal Express, TNT Skypack, and United Parcel Service, operate to and from Bangladesh. A more moderately priced but older hotel, the Hotel Purbani, is also used by business visitors to Dhaka. In Chittagong, business visitors usually stay at the Hotel Agrabad. Medical facilities are inadequate in Bangladesh.
Most diseases are water-borne.
Certain vaccinations are essential. There are foreign-trained doctors in Dhaka and other cities. Travelers are advised to get medevac insurance and to establish contact with a doctor upon arrival. Continental food is available at Dhaka's internationally operated hotels. Local food is spicy to American tastes.