Dhaka’s main airport lists two indoor airside smoking rooms on its official website, opposite boarding gates 5 and 9 in international departures, and both were still published there when the page was checked on 2 September 2026. Bangladesh is in the middle of a major tobacco-law tightening: a national ordinance in force since 30 December 2025 abolished designated smoking areas in public places and criminalized vaping, so confirm the rooms on-site.
For international travel through Bangladesh, Dhaka (DAC) is the airport that matters most, as Biman’s hub and the busiest in the country; Chittagong’s Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP), entirely smoke-free with no smoking facility of its own, is the country’s second-largest.
How Bangladeshi Airport Smoking Works
The legal picture changed sharply at the end of 2025:
- The official Dhaka airport site lists two indoor smoking rooms after security (near gates 5 and 9) — still published on 2 September 2026
- The 30 December 2025 ordinance abolishes designated smoking areas in public places — the rooms have no announced closure date, so treat them as live and verify on arrival
- E-cigarettes, vapes and heated tobacco are now a criminal offence (import, sale and use) — up to six months’ jail
- The public-smoking fine was raised; assume the terminal is becoming fully smoke-free
The Hubs
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC). Bangladesh’s main gateway and Biman’s hub. The official site lists two indoor smoking rooms in the international departures concourse — one opposite boarding gate 5, one opposite gate 9 — after security, and the listing survived the December 2025 ban unchanged as of 2 September 2026. The new Terminal 3 is not yet open to regular passengers.
Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP), Chittagong. Bangladesh’s second-largest airport, run by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh from a single terminal at Patenga. Its official facilities page — parking, banking, duty free, a prayer room and more — publishes no smoking room, indoors, airside, or outdoors; the airport is entirely smoke-free.
Tips for Smokers at Bangladeshi Airports
- Dhaka’s airside smoking rooms (gates 5 and 9) are officially listed and were still on the airport’s site on 2 September 2026 — check on arrival, since the December 2025 ban removed their legal basis
- Do not bring a vape to Bangladesh — e-cigarettes are now criminalized, with possible jail time
- Assume the terminal is becoming fully smoke-free; plan to smoke before security where possible
- Public smoking outside designated areas carries a fine
Bangladesh Airports Compared: Indoor, Outdoor & After Security
| Airport | After security | Indoor room | Outdoor area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoking at Chittagong Shah Amanat Airport – CGP | – | – | – |
| Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) | Yes | Yes | – |