US embassy phone numbers changed

Telephone numbers of the US embassy in Dhaka have been changed to eight digits from seven digits as part of the transition to new fibre-optic phone lines.

The new phone lines will bring better connectivity,  said an embassy press release on Thursday.  

The current prefix will change from 885 to 5566.  For example, a number that is now 885-5500 x2719 will become 5566-2719.  The new embassy switchboard number will not, however, follow this pattern and will simply become 5566-2000.  The new phone lines starting with 5566 are already active.  The old lines starting with 885 will also remain active.