Vehicle registration plates of Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) issues vehicle registration plates for motor vehicles. The vehicle registration plates in Bangladesh use the Bengali alphabet and Bengali numerals. The current version of vehicle registration plates started in 1973. The international vehicle registration code for Bangladesh is BD.
The general format of vehicle registration plates in Bangladesh is "city - vehicle class letter and number - vehicle number". For example, : "DHAKA-D-11-9999". The "DHAKA" field represents the city name in Bengali letters, the "D" field represents the vehicle class in Bengali letters, the "11" field represents the vehicle class in Bengali numerals and the "9999" field represents the vehicle number of the vehicle in Bengali numerals.
The plates are installed in both the front and rear of the vehicle, with the rear plate permanently attached to the vehicle. The plate is only removed when the vehicle has reached the end of service and has been sold for scrap. New vehicles are not delivered to the purchaser until the plates have been attached at the dealership.
Appearance
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| Type | Example | Description | ||
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ঢাকা = Dhaka (city name) ঢ = registration letter "D" (vehicle class), ১১ = registration number "11" (vehicle class), ৯৯৯৯ = vehicle number "9999" | ||
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The letters permitted in the vehicle registration plate are:
অ ই উ এ ক খ গ ঘ ঙ চ ছ জ ঝ ত থ ঢ ড ট ঠ দ ধ ন প ফ ব ভ ম য র ল শ স হ
The numerals permitted in the vehicle registration plate are:
০ ১ ২ ৩ ৪ ৫ ৬ ৭ ৮ ৯
Transportation offices and markings
Vehicle class letter numbers
The vehicle class letter is the "D" from the sample format "DHAKA-D-11-9999" and the vehicle class number is the "11" from the sample format "DHAKA-D-11-9999", which depends on the vehicle type.
| The letter representing vehicle class |
The number range | Type of vehicle | |
|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | ||
| অ | 11 | 99 | Medium private goods (3.5 to 7.5 tonnes) |
| ই | 11 | 60 | Agricultural vehicle – power tiller, tractor |
| উ | 11 | 99 | Heavy private goods (7.5 to 22 tonnes) – bottle carrier, cargo truck (closed or open), cargo van, dump truck, flatbed truck, low bed truck, pole carrier, refrigerated van, tipper, panel van, demountable truck |
| এ | 11 | 99 | Motorcycle (small, up to 50 cc) |
| ক | 11 | 99 | Motor car (small, up to 1000 cc) |
| খ | 11 | 99 | Motor car (medium, 1001 to 1300 cc) |
| গ | 11 | 99 | Motor car (large) – convertible, coupe, estate car, hatchback, limousine, saloon, sedan, sports car, three-wheel car, minibus |
| ঘ | 11 | 99 | Private passenger (Jeep, station wagon) |
| ঙ | 11 | 99 | Auto tempo (private) |
| চ | 11 | 99 | Private service (microbus) – microbus, human hauler, school bus |
| ছ | 11 | 99 | Health service vehicle – ambulance, mobile dispensary |
| জ | 11 | 99 | Public service (minibus) – minibus, human hauler, touring coach, luxury coach, school bus |
| ঝ | 11 | 99 | Private service (minibus) – minibus, human hauler, touring coach, luxury coach, school bus |
| ট | 11 | 99 | Heavy public goods (7.5 to 22 tonnes) |
| ঠ | 11 | 99 | Dual-purpose vehicle – pick-up with double cabin, pick-up with single cabin, passenger van, prison van, security van, standard van, troop carriage, panel van |
| ড | 11 | 99 | Medium public goods |
| ঢ | 11 | 99 | Private articulated vehicle |
| থ | 11 | 99 | CNG Autorickshaws (4 Stroke) |
| দ | 11 | 99 | Private CNG Autorickshaws |
| ন | 11 | 99 | Light public goods (up to 3.5 tonnes) |
| প | 11 | 99 | Taxi |
| ফ | 11 | 99 | Auto tempo (public) |
| ব | 11 | 99 | Public Service (minibus) – small (31-45), medium (46-60), large(61-80), extra large (81-99), minibus (double-decker) |
| ভ | 11 | 99 | Motor car (extra large) |
| ম | 11 | 50 | Light private goods (up to 3.5 tonnes) |
| 51 | 99 | Delivery vehicle (up to 2.5 tonnes) – delivery van, mini-truck, 3-wheel van, 3-wheel truck | |
| য | 11 | 99 | Prime Minister’s office (any vehicle) |
| র | 11 | 99 | President’s office (any vehicle) |
| ল | 11 | 99 | Motorcycle (large, over 125 cc) – moped, scooter, motor cycle |
| শ | 11 | 99 | Special purpose vehicle – cleaning vehicle, concrete mixer/pumper, crash tender, earth digger/remover, foam tender, forklift, grander, hearse, invalid carriage, ladder carrier, mobile crane, payloader, refuse vehicle, tow truck, tander |
| স | 11 | 99 | Private service minibus – small (31-45), medium (46-60), large (61-80), extra large (81-99), minibus (double-decker) |
| হ | 11 | 99 | Motorcycle (medium, 51 to 125 cc) |
Vehicle number
The vehicle number is the last four numbers "9999" of the sample format "DHAKA-D-11-9999" which is unique to each motor vehicle with respect to the previous fields of the number plate, all together makes the complete plate unique to each motor vehicle.