OTP pricing in Bangladesh
OTP to Bangladesh is billed per successful verification, from $0.012 (channel-wide list rate, reviewed 2026-09-24). The SMS leg uses the same operator routes and sender-ID rules as SMS; per-market OTP rates are quoted on request.
In Bangladesh, BroadNet reaches 4 direct operators (Grameenphone, Robi Axiata, Banglalink, Teletalk); sender IDs are registered with the BTRC in 5-10 business days.
Channel-wide list rate, not a tariff for Bangladesh; per-market rates are quoted on request.
Which OTP rates apply to Bangladesh?
Per verified user, charged once across all channels tried
Channel-wide list rate, not a tariff for Bangladesh; per-market rates are quoted on request.
| Region / category | Rate (BDT per verification) |
|---|---|
SMS-first | ৳ 4.4000 $ 0.0400 USD |
WhatsApp-first | ৳ 2.7500 $ 0.0250 USD |
Voice fallback | ৳ 6.6000 $ 0.0600 USD |
Silent / flash-call | ৳ 1.3200 $ 0.0120 USD |
- Channel waterfall configurable per use case and per market.
- Brand-name SMS sender IDs included where regulator permits.
- Reporting includes attempt-level breakdown for fraud investigation.
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What changes for OTP in Bangladesh
Most OTP flows to Bangladesh start with an SMS, so the local SMS rules apply to the first leg. These are the facts for this market.
Bangladesh at a glance
- Regulator
- Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC)
- Operator routes
- 4 · Grameenphone, Robi Axiata, Banglalink, Teletalk
- Sender-ID lead time
- 5-10 business days
- Typical OTP latency
- 3.3 s
- Typical delivery rate
- 98.8%
- Local-language SMS encoding
- Bangla · UCS-2
OTP length in Bangla
আপনার যাচাইকরণ কোড 528914।
Characters: 26 · UCS-2 · SMS parts: 1
Your verification code is 528914.
Characters: 33 · GSM-7 · SMS parts: 1
The sample OTP from our coverage page for Bangladesh. Text in Bangla is sent in UCS-2, so one SMS holds 70 characters instead of 160, and a longer message goes out in parts of 67.
Sender-ID rules for the SMS leg
- BTRC sender ID registration via the operator.
- Bangla (UCS-2) and English both supported.
How Bangladesh classifies OTP traffic
- Promotional: consent, opt-out and content rules apply.
- Transactional/service (OTP, alerts): existing-relationship messages.
- Both delivered under a registered sender-ID mask.
- Keep marketing and transactional traffic on separate masks.
Summary of our SMS regulations guide for Bangladesh.
OTP to Bangladesh: common questions
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