Measured from 12 internet connections across Bangladesh, a server in Bangladesh answered in a median of 9.5 ms, a data centre in Singapore in 51.5 ms, Frankfurt in 178 ms and Virginia (USA) in 271.5 ms. A page needs about three of these round trips before it starts to load, so for visitors in Bangladesh a local server saves over a tenth of a second against Singapore and about half a second against Europe on every first visit.
The results
Time for one network round trip (the HTTPS connection set-up) from 12 test points on Bangladeshi internet providers, on 7 November 2026:
| Server location | Median | Fastest | Slowest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh (a site on Hostamir's shared hosting) | 9.5 ms | 7 ms | 21 ms |
| Singapore (Amazon Web Services) | 51.5 ms | 47 ms | 72 ms |
| Frankfurt, Germany (Amazon Web Services) | 178 ms | 161 ms | 194 ms |
| Virginia, USA (Amazon Web Services) | 271.5 ms | 241 ms | 318 ms |
From Dhaka connections the Bangladesh server answered in 7 to 8 ms. Connections outside Dhaka (Natore, Jessore, Khulna, Rajshahi, Barishal, Gazipur, Sirajganj) took 9 to 21 ms, still a fraction of the trip to Singapore.
Why a few milliseconds add up
Before a browser can show anything, it opens a connection to the server, sets up encryption (HTTPS) and asks for the page. With modern encryption that's about three round trips before the first byte arrives (four with older set-ups), and images, fonts and scripts can need more.
- Bangladesh: 3 × 9.5 ms ≈ 29 ms before the page starts.
- Singapore: 3 × 51.5 ms ≈ 155 ms.
- Frankfurt: 3 × 178 ms ≈ 534 ms.
That's time spent on distance alone, before the server does any work. On a phone with a weaker signal the gaps grow. Faster pages keep more visitors, and Google uses loading speed as one of its signals.
When a server abroad still makes sense
- Most of your visitors are abroad, for example customers in the Middle East or Europe. Then put the server near them.
- The visitors are spread worldwide. A content delivery network (CDN) such as Cloudflare can serve images and files from near each visitor, whichever server you use.
If your customers are in Bangladesh, a server in Bangladesh is the simplest speed-up there is: no extra tools, nothing to configure.
How we measured
We used Globalping, a free public network of test points, and asked 12 of its probes in Bangladesh to open an HTTPS connection to each server. The figure is the TCP connection time, which equals one network round trip. The Singapore, Frankfurt and Virginia targets are Amazon Web Services' regional endpoints, a fair stand-in for any server in those data-centre regions. One run, early morning Bangladesh time; busy evening hours can be slower everywhere. The raw results, with every probe's provider and city, are in speedtest-2026-11-07.json.
Common questions
Is hosting in Bangladesh faster than Singapore for Bangladeshi visitors?
Yes. In our test a Bangladesh server answered in a median of 9.5 ms against 51.5 ms for Singapore, about five times closer.
How much faster does a page load?
A page needs about three round trips before it starts loading, so a Bangladesh server saves roughly 125 ms over Singapore and about half a second over Frankfurt on a first visit, before counting images and scripts.
Does a CDN remove the difference?
A CDN speeds up static files such as images. Pages built by the server, like a WooCommerce cart or checkout, still come from where the server is.