Dhaka’s main airport lists two indoor airside smoking rooms on its official website, opposite boarding gates 5 and 9 in international departures. 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; the airport’s own site continues to list these rooms unchanged.
Bangladesh Airports Compared: Before and After Security
Before security, you can always smoke outside: at a designated smoking area where there is one, or outside the airport property, beyond the terminal kerb and car parks. After security, Yes means there is a smoking area past security and a dash means none is listed. Each airport’s page has the details.
| Airport | Before security | After security |
|---|---|---|
| Chittagong (CGP) | Yes | – |
| Dhaka (DAC) | Yes | Yes |
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), which publishes no smoking area, 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
- The 30 December 2025 ordinance abolishes designated smoking areas in public places; the airport has announced no closure date for its rooms
- 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
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. 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; smoke before you reach the airport.
Tips for Smokers at Bangladeshi Airports
- Dhaka’s airside smoking rooms (gates 5 and 9) are officially listed on the airport’s site; the December 2025 ban removed their legal basis, so the listing could change
- Do not bring a vape to Bangladesh — e-cigarettes are now criminalized, with possible jail time
- Dhaka publishes no outdoor or landside smoking area, so its two rooms after security are the only listed option; Chittagong publishes no smoking facility anywhere, so smoke before you reach the airport
- Public smoking outside designated areas carries a fine