MFA Dhaka                          25/Mar/98                     BANGLADESH

Transmission Modes:

ITA-2             75bd    850Hz
SITOR-A           100bd   Erect   170Hz
Baudot            75bd    850Hz
FEC-100           144bd   840Hz
USB               Voice

Logged Frequencies:


Reported Frequencies:

       17566.0   18466.0   18566.0   18666.0   20497.0   20667.0   20677.0
       20777.0   20947.0   21877.0   22977.0


Web Address:       http://www.bangladeshonline.com/gob/mofa/

Country Profile:

Bangladesh measures 144,000 sq km. The capital of the People's Republic
of Bangladesh is Dhaka. The country counts 64 districts (zilla); Bagerhat,
Bandarban, Barguna, Barisal, Bhola, Bogra, Brahmanbaria, Chandpur, Chapai
Nawabganj, Chattagram, Chuadanga, Comilla, Cox's Bazar, Dhaka, Dinajpur,
Faridpur, Feni, Gaibandha, Gazipur, Gopalganj, Habiganj, Jaipurhat,
Jamalpur, Jessore, Jhalakati, Jhenaidah, Khagrachari, Khulna, Kishorganj,
Kurigram, Kushtia, Laksmipur, Lalmonirhat, Madaripur, Magura, Manikganj,
Meherpur, Moulavibazar, Munshiganj, Mymensingh, Naogaon, Narail, Narayan-
ganj, Narsingdi, Nator, Netrakona, Nilphamari, Noakhali, Pabna, Panchagar,
Parbattya Chattagram, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Rajbari, Rajshahi, Rangpur,
Satkhira, Shariyatpur, Sherpur, Sirajganj, Sunamganj, Sylhet, Tangail, and
Thakurgaon. The Bangladesh defense has the following branches: Army, Navy,
Air Force; paramilitary forces - Bangladesh Rifles, Bangladesh Ansars,
Armed Police Reserve, and Coastal Police.

Notes on Operation:
Language: English

Single frequency working ie same channel used for traffic to and from
MFA Dhaka. 

Operator's name follows at end of message.

Operator chat follows most QSOs in FEC-100.

Message headers of the form:

        FROM  BANGLADOOT, BAGHDAD
        TO    PAMA, DHAKA


Reported Callsigns/Selcals for Parent MFA/Embassies:

Selcal  Location

IKVU    Berne, Switzerland
        Baghdad, Iraq
IKVR    Moscow, Russia
        Riyahd, Saudi Arabia


Dictionary:
Bangladoot        Bangladeshi Embassy
PAMA              MFA

Sample Message Formats: