Signs

1. প্রবেশ পথ

   Probesh poth

   Entrance

   Usage

   Displayed at entrances to stations, government buildings and shopping malls, usually alongside English ENTRANCE

2. বাহির পথ

   Bahir poth

   Exit

   Usage

   Displayed at exits of stations, airports and venues; the formal wording is প্রস্থান and English EXIT usually appears with it

3. জরুরি নির্গমন পথ

   Joruri nirgomon poth

   Emergency Exit

   Usage

   Green sign paired with a pictogram, usually with the English EMERGENCY EXIT next to it

4. OPEN

   Open

   Open (door sign)

   Usage

   The flip sign on shop doors in Bangladesh and West Bengal is almost always English; the Bengali equivalent is খোলা (khola)

5. CLOSED

   Closed

   Closed (door sign)

   Usage

   Shop-door flip signs are almost always English; the Bengali equivalent is বন্ধ (bondho)

6. খোলা আছে

   Khola achhe

   Open for business

   Usage

   Written on shop boards and notices to say the place is currently open - more explanatory than the English OPEN flip sign

7. সাময়িক বন্ধ

   Shamoyik bondho

   Temporarily closed

   Usage

   Bengal has no fixed equivalent of a Japanese junbichuu sign; this is the wording used on hand-written notices for a temporary closure

8. পুরুষ

   Purush

   Men

   Usage

   Marks the men's public toilet; the English half of the sign usually reads GENTS or MEN

9. মহিলা

   Mohila

   Women

   Usage

   Marks the women's public toilet; the English half of the sign usually reads LADIES or WOMEN

10. প্রবেশ নিষেধ

    Probesh nishedh

    No Entry

    Usage

    Posted on doors and areas restricted to authorized people, usually with English NO ENTRY

11. ধূমপান নিষেধ

    Dhumpan nishedh

    No Smoking

    Usage

    Posted at stations, government buildings and restaurants; smoking is banned in enclosed public places in Bangladesh, so this sign is everywhere

12. SMOKING ZONE

    Smoking Zone

    Smoking Area

    Usage

    Marks a designated smoking area at airports and hotels; the sign is written in English only (Bengali would be ধূমপান এলাকা)

13. সিঁড়ি

    Shiri

    Stairs

    Usage

    Directional sign pointing to stairs in stations and buildings, usually with English STAIRS

14. PUSH

    Push

    Push

    Usage

    Door push and pull stickers in Bengal are almost always English only; the Bengali would be ধাক্কা দিন, which is rarely seen

15. PULL

    Pull

    Pull

    Usage

    Door push and pull stickers in Bengal are almost always English only; the Bengali would be টানুন, which is rarely seen

16. নির্মাণ কাজ চলছে

    Nirman kaj cholchhe

    Under Construction

    Usage

    Posted at construction sites and blocked passages, often alongside English WORK IN PROGRESS or MEN AT WORK

17. OUT OF ORDER

    Out of Order

    Out of Order

    Usage

    Posted on lifts, ATMs and toilet stalls; the English wording is standard, sometimes with a hand-written নষ্ট (nosto)

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