--- title: "Bangladesh Airport Smoking Areas" canonical: "https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/bangladesh/" language: "en-us" description: "Dhaka (DAC) lists indoor smoking rooms after security opposite gates 5 and 9; a December 2025 law banned designated areas and vapes. Chittagong has none." lastmod: "2026-10-24T00:00:00Z" --- # Bangladesh Airport Smoking Areas 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)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/bangladesh/cgp-smoking-at-chittagong-airport/) | Yes | – | | [Dhaka (DAC)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/bangladesh/dac-smoking-at-dhaka-hazrat-shahjalal-airport/) | 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](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/bangladesh/cgp-smoking-at-chittagong-airport/), 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)](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/bangladesh/dac-smoking-at-dhaka-hazrat-shahjalal-airport/).** 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](https://www.airportsmokingzones.com/bangladesh/cgp-smoking-at-chittagong-airport/).** 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 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Can you smoke at Dhaka Airport (DAC)? Yes — the official airport website lists two indoor smoking rooms after security in the international terminal, opposite boarding gates 5 and 9\. A national ordinance in force since 30 December 2025 abolishes designated smoking areas in public places; the airport’s own site currently lists these rooms unchanged. ### Can you smoke at Chittagong Shah Amanat Airport (CGP)? Bangladesh’s second-largest airport has no published smoking area — its official facilities page lists no smoking room, indoors, airside, or outdoors; smoke before you reach the airport. ### Are e-cigarettes and vapes legal in Bangladesh? E-cigarettes are banned in Bangladesh. The Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance approved on 30 December 2025 makes the import, sale and use of e-cigarettes, vapes and heated tobacco a criminal offence — up to six months’ imprisonment and fines. Do not bring a vape into Bangladesh. ### Is there smoking after security at Dhaka Airport? Yes — the official site lists two airside smoking rooms opposite boarding gates 5 and 9 in the international departures concourse. The December 2025 law bans designated smoking areas; the airport’s own site currently lists these rooms unchanged. ### Is Dhaka's new Terminal 3 open? Terminal 3 was soft-inaugurated in 2023, and its full passenger launch has slipped to late 2026 or early 2027, so it is not yet serving regular passengers and today’s facilities remain in the existing terminals. ### What changed for smoking in Bangladesh in late 2025? A December 2025 ordinance extended the smoke-free rule to all indoor public spaces, abolished designated smoking areas, raised the public-smoking fine, and criminalized e-cigarettes. Dhaka airport’s two listed smoking rooms remain published on its official site, with no closure announced.