Is crypto legal in Bangladesh?
Banned
Cryptocurrency is prohibited.
Bangladesh is one of 7 countries classified “Banned” for cryptocurrency — 7% of the 100 with data. (Also searched as crypto, Bitcoin.)
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- India
- Legal Cryptocurrency is legal to own and trade.
- Nepal
- Banned Cryptocurrency is prohibited.
- Thailand
- Banking ban / restricted Cryptocurrency is legal to trade and hold but cannot be used as payment.
- Vietnam
- Banking ban / restricted Cryptocurrency is legal to trade and hold but cannot be used as payment.
- Cambodia
- Banking ban / restricted Cryptocurrency is legal to hold but banks are barred from handling it.
- China
- Banned Cryptocurrency is prohibited.
Other laws in Bangladesh
- Gambling Age
- Gambling prohibited
- Online Gambling
- Illegal
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