SMS gateway for Bangladesh: send SMS from your own Bangladesh number

Published September 4, 2026 and updated September 4, 2026

Put a SIM from Bangladesh in an Android phone, install textbee, and every API call sends a real SMS from that +880 number. Recipients see a local number they can reply to. textbee is $14.99 a month for up to 5,000 messages, and the SIM keeps its own carrier plan.

textbee, 5K SMS: $14.99; a month, plus your SIM plan
Twilio, 5K SMS: $2,981.00; cheapest cloud provider listed
Sender: Local +880; a number recipients can reply to

How it works with a local SIM

Put a Bangladesh SIM in an Android phone that stays on and on power, and install the textbee app on it.
Register the device from the dashboard, which pairs the phone with your API key.
Call POST /gateway/send-sms with the recipient in E.164 form. The phone sends it over the SIM and reports the result back.

What it costs at 1K, 5K and 25K messages

Monthly spend sending to Bangladesh, cloud providers and a local SIM against textbee plans
Provider	1K messages	5K messages	25K messages
Twilio	$596.20$596.20 messages	$2,981.00$2,981.00 messages	$14,905.00$14,905.00 messages
Grameenphone Monthly SMS Pack, 500 SMS	Above the plan500 SMS a month for BDT 93 per 30 days	Above the plan500 SMS a month for BDT 93 per 30 days	Above the plan500 SMS a month for BDT 93 per 30 days
Grameenphone 7 day SMS Pack, 210 SMS	Above the plan840 SMS a month for BDT 49 per 7 days	Above the plan840 SMS a month for BDT 49 per 7 days	Above the plan840 SMS a month for BDT 49 per 7 days
textbee	$14.99Pro plan, up to 5,000 messages included	$14.99Pro plan, up to 5,000 messages included	$29.99Scale plan, up to 25,000 messages included

textbee plans include the messages shown. There is no per message fee, number rental or carrier surcharge.

Provider prices checked on September 4, 2026

The textbee plan is the platform fee and the SIM plan is what the carrier charges for the messages, so a local setup costs the plan price plus the SIM.

Twilio SMS price in Bangladesh

Twilio lists $0.5962 per outbound SMS segment to Bangladesh, checked on September 4, 2026. A message longer than one segment is billed as more than one.

At 5,000 messages a month, Twilio costs $2,981.00 for messages; textbee Pro is $14.99 flat.

At 25,000 messages a month, Twilio costs $14,905.00 for messages; textbee Scale is $29.99 flat.

Messages per month

textbee

$14.99

Pro plan, up to 5,000 messages included

Free plan covers up to 300 messages a month

Twilio

$596.20

$596.20 messages

Provider rates vary by country and time. Check each provider's site for current pricing. textbee uses your Android phone; you pay your carrier, not per-message fees to textbee. Provider prices checked on September 4, 2026.

Quickstart

send.sh

curl -X POST https://api.textbee.dev/api/v1/gateway/send-sms \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"recipients": ["+8801812345678"], "message": "Your textbee code is 482913. It expires in 10 minutes."}'

On a dual SIM phone, pass simSubscriptionId to pick the SIM the message goes out on, as the send reference describes.

Format and check Bangladesh numbers

The API takes E.164, which for Bangladesh looks like +8801812345678, so strip any local trunk prefix before you send.

Country

Phone number

Result

Enter a phone number above.

Use E.164 format (e.g. +15551234567) for textbee.dev API recipients.

Count segments

A message over one segment is sent as more than one SMS, so it draws more than once on the SIM plan.

Your message

Result

Characters: 54
Encoding: GSM-7
Segments: 1 SMS
1 segment = 1 SMS

GSM-7: 160 chars per segment (153 for multi-part). Unicode/emoji: 70 chars per segment (67 for multi-part). Carriers may charge per segment.

Honest limits

One phone sends roughly 10 to 15 messages a minute, so a large blast takes time to drain. Carriers can filter bulk patterns on consumer SIMs. Marketing messages still need consent from the recipient under the local rules.

Local rules to know

The BTRC directives page lists directives on SIM registration and biometric verification of subscribers, and a directive on the enlistment and service of domestic application to person SMS aggregators. btrc.gov.bd, checked on September 4, 2026
The BTRC also maintains a public page listing the application to person SMS service providers it has enlisted. btrc.gov.bd, checked on September 4, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Does textbee work in Bangladesh?

Yes. Any Android phone with a Bangladeshi SIM that can send SMS runs the textbee app. The BTRC publishes directives on SIM registration and biometric verification of subscribers, so the SIM is registered against an identity before it works.

What number do recipients see?

The mobile number of the SIM in the phone, and a reply comes straight back to it. Your code collects replies from a webhook or GET /gateway/messages. A phone cannot present an alphanumeric sender name, so the number is always what shows.

What does it cost to send SMS in Bangladesh?

textbee plans are flat: Free for 300 messages a month, Pro $14.99 for up to 5,000, Scale $29.99 for up to 25,000. Grameenphone lists a monthly SMS pack of 500 SMS at BDT 93 and a 7 day pack of 210 SMS at BDT 49. Twilio charges $0.5962 a message to Bangladesh.

How many messages can one phone send?

Roughly 10 to 15 messages a minute from a single device. Carriers can filter bulk patterns on consumer SIMs, so keep the rate steady across the day. More devices on the same account send more in parallel.

Do I have to go through an enlisted aggregator in Bangladesh?

The BTRC publishes guidelines for the enlistment of domestic application to person SMS aggregators and maintains a public list of the providers it has enlisted. Sending from your own phone SIM sits outside that aggregator channel.

Sources

SMS rules Bangladesh, btrc.gov.bd, checked on September 4, 2026
SMS rules Bangladesh, btrc.gov.bd, checked on September 4, 2026
Grameenphone Monthly SMS Pack, 500 SMS, checked on September 4, 2026
Twilio SMS pricing, Bangladesh, checked on September 4, 2026