Emergency numbers
One tap to call. Hotlines work nationwide; choose a district for ambulances and blood banks.
Hotlines
Dhaka
Ambulances
999 National Emergency Service (ambulance)
The call is free; the operator puts you through to a nearby ambulance. The ambulance itself is paid.
- Nationwide
- 24 hours
- Government
Fire Service & Civil Defence ambulance
Fire Service & Civil Defence HQ, Kazi Alauddin Road, Dhaka
Accident victims are carried free; patients pay a fixed fare. Does not carry infectious patients.
- Nationwide
- Government
Al-Markazul Islami Bangladesh ambulance
21/17 Babar Road, Mohammadpur, Dhaka-1207
AC ambulances with life support, and non-AC. Free for the very poor, at a lower fare for others.
- Nationwide
- 24 hours
Anjuman Mufidul Islam ambulance, Kakrail
42 Anjuman Mufidul Islam Road, Kakrail, Dhaka-1000
Free patient ambulance within Dhaka city.
- 24 hours
Anjuman Mufidul Islam ambulance, Gandaria
5 S K Dash Road, Gandaria, Dhaka-1000
Free patient ambulance within Dhaka city.
- 24 hours
Square Hospitals ambulance
West Panthapath, Dhaka
Private hospital service; fares apply.
- 24 hours
Evercare Hospital Dhaka ambulance
Bashundhara R/A, Dhaka
Private hospital service; fares apply.
Green Life Hospital ambulance
32 Green Road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka
Private hospital service; fares apply.
- 24 hours
Al-Helal Specialized Hospital ambulance
Senpara Parbata, Mirpur-10, Dhaka
Private hospital service; fares apply.
Blood banks and platelets
Quantum voluntary blood donation (Quantum Lab)
31/V Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Sarak, Shantinagar, Dhaka-1217
Platelets too. Bring the doctor's written request and a 5 ml sample of the patient's blood.
- Platelets available
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society blood line
684-686 Red Crescent Sarak, Bara Maghbazar, Dhaka 1217
To give or get blood. 9 am to 5 pm.
Holy Family Red Crescent Blood Center
Outpatient building, 1 Eskaton Garden Road, Dhaka
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society blood centre.
Red Crescent Blood Center, Mohammadpur
7/5 Aurangzeb Road, Mohammadpur, Dhaka
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society blood centre.
Police Blood Bank (Dhaka Metropolitan Police)
Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Dhaka
Anyone can call for blood in an emergency.
- Government
Sandhani, Dhaka Medical College unit
Ground floor, Dhaka Medical College building, Dhaka
Student-run voluntary blood organisation. Finds donors when its stock runs short.
Bangladesh Thalassaemia Samity Hospital blood bank
Taher Bhaban, 147/A/1 Green Road, Dhaka 1215
Mainly for thalassaemia patients. Phone 9 am to 4 pm, the second number 4 pm to 10 pm.
Thalassemia Blood Bank (Bangladesh Thalassemia Foundation)
30 Chamelibagh, Shantinagar, Dhaka-1217
Mainly for thalassaemia patients: call first.