How Shared Website Hosting in Dhaka Works
Shared website hosting places your site on a professionally managed server alongside other websites. The server's operating system, web server, database engine and mail system are maintained for you; you receive an account with a set amount of SSD space, bandwidth, email accounts and databases, and you manage your part through a control panel.
This model is ideal when you want a reliable website without becoming a system administrator. You do not need to install security updates on the operating system, configure a firewall or tune a database server. You focus on your content, products and customers.
When to choose something else
Shared hosting is not designed for custom server software, game servers, very high traffic or applications that need specific ports. If your project needs those, a Bangladesh VPS gives you your own operating system from US$39/mo, and a dedicated Xeon server gives you a full machine with BDIX connectivity. Many clients begin on shared hosting and move to a VPS once their site outgrows it.
Linux cPanel Plans: Personal, Pro and Business
Our Linux hosting comes in three sizes, each with cPanel, MySQL databases and a free SSL certificate.
Personal at $45/yr
Includes 2 GB of SSD space, 50 GB of monthly bandwidth, 50 email accounts, 10 MySQL databases, 5 addon domains and 10 subdomains. It suits a company brochure site, a portfolio, a personal blog or a small organisation's website, with enough mailboxes for a whole small office.
Pro at $75/yr
Steps up to 5 GB of SSD space, 75 GB of bandwidth, 100 email accounts, 20 MySQL databases, 5 addon domains and 20 subdomains. Choose it for a growing business site with a blog, a small online shop, or a freelancer hosting a handful of client sites on addon domains.
Business at $119/yr
Offers 10 GB of SSD space, 100 GB of bandwidth, 150 email accounts, 30 MySQL databases, 5 addon domains and 50 subdomains. It is a good fit for e-commerce stores with large product image libraries, news and education portals, and organisations with many departments that each need email and subdomains.
The plan table on this page shows all three side by side.
Windows Plesk Hosting with MSSQL for ASP.NET Sites
If your website is built with ASP.NET, uses Microsoft SQL Server or was developed by a team working in Visual Studio, Windows hosting is the right platform. Our three Windows plans run from $69/yr to $189/yr and use Plesk as the control panel, with MSSQL databases available for your applications.
Plesk gives you a clear dashboard for the everyday tasks of running a site: adding domains, creating email accounts, managing databases, uploading files and installing SSL. Developers can publish applications directly from their tools or upload files over FTP.
Typical Windows hosting projects in Bangladesh
- Company websites and intranets built on ASP.NET by local software houses.
- Online forms, admission portals and result-publishing systems for schools and colleges that use MSSQL.
- Business web applications connected to Windows-based accounting or inventory systems.
If you are not sure which platform your site needs, ask your developer what language and database it uses. PHP and MySQL point to Linux cPanel; ASP.NET and MSSQL point to Windows Plesk.
Deciding Between cPanel Linux and Plesk Windows Hosting
The control panel and operating system should follow your website's technology, not the other way round.
- Choose Linux with cPanel for WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Laravel, CodeIgniter, WooCommerce, most PHP scripts and static HTML sites. It is also the lower-cost option, starting at $45/yr.
- Choose Windows with Plesk for ASP.NET Web Forms, ASP.NET MVC, applications that require MSSQL, and sites built around Microsoft technologies. Plans start at $69/yr.
Static HTML sites run happily on either platform, so cost and familiarity can decide. Both platforms are hosted in the same Dhaka datacenter, include free SSL and are billed yearly.
Thinking ahead
Consider where your site is likely to go over the next couple of years. If you plan to add an online shop, a membership area or a booking system, check which platform the software you will use requires, so you do not need to move platforms later.
Faster Loading for Visitors Across Bangladesh
A large share of Bangladeshi internet users browse on mobile data, where every round trip to a distant server adds noticeable delay. A modern web page triggers dozens of requests for HTML, CSS, JavaScript, fonts and images, so the distance between visitor and server is multiplied many times over. Hosting in Dhaka shortens each of those trips.
Getting the most from local hosting
- Optimise images. Resize photos to the size they are displayed at and use compressed formats such as WebP.
- Enable caching. Use a caching plugin for WordPress, or browser caching rules for static sites, so repeat visitors load pages from their device.
- Limit heavy scripts. Each chat widget, tracking tag and slider adds weight; keep only those that earn their place.
- Keep software updated. Newer PHP and CMS versions are generally faster as well as more secure.
- Check results. Test with page speed tools from different locations and watch how your Bangladeshi visitors' load times change.
Local hosting gives you a strong head start; these habits keep the advantage as your site grows.
Email Accounts, Databases and Addon Domains Explained
Beyond disk space, three allowances shape what each plan can do.
Email accounts
Linux plans include 50 email accounts on Personal, 100 on Pro and 150 on Business. You can create a mailbox for each staff member and role addresses such as info@, support@ and accounts@. Mail can be read in webmail or connected to Outlook, Thunderbird or a phone's mail app.
Databases
Dynamic websites store their content in databases. Linux plans include 10, 20 or 30 MySQL databases; a single WordPress site needs one, so even Personal leaves room for several applications or staging copies. Windows plans use MSSQL for ASP.NET applications.
Addon domains and subdomains
Addon domains let you host separate websites with different domain names in one account; Linux plans include 5. Subdomains such as shop.yourdomain.com.bd or blog.yourdomain.com.bd are useful for separate sections of a site. Personal includes 10, Pro 20 and Business 50.
Keep in mind that every mailbox, database and addon site shares the plan's SSD space and bandwidth, so larger plans suit accounts hosting several busy sites.
Free SSL Certificates and Keeping Your Website Safe
Every hosting plan includes a free SSL certificate, which encrypts the connection between your visitors and your site. HTTPS is expected by browsers, which label plain HTTP pages as not secure, and it protects login details, contact form submissions and payment information in transit.
After enabling SSL
- Redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS so visitors and search engines always use the secure version.
- Update your CMS settings so the site address begins with https://.
- Fix any mixed-content warnings by loading images and scripts over HTTPS.
Other good security habits
- Use strong, unique passwords for your control panel, CMS administrator and email accounts.
- Keep your CMS, themes and plugins updated, and delete ones you no longer use.
- Install only plugins and scripts from reputable sources.
- Download your own copies of your files and databases regularly, so you can recover if something goes wrong.
- Limit administrator access to the people who genuinely need it.
Most hacked websites are compromised through outdated software or weak passwords, both of which are within your control.
Transferring an Existing Website to Our Dhaka Servers
If your site is currently hosted abroad or with another Bangladeshi provider, moving it to Hosting Bangla follows a familiar pattern.
- Choose a plan with at least as much SSD space, as many email accounts and as many databases as you use today, on the same platform: cPanel for PHP and MySQL sites, Plesk for ASP.NET and MSSQL.
- Back up your current site. Download all website files and export each database. If you use email, note every mailbox you need to recreate.
- Upload and import. Upload files through the control panel's file manager or FTP, create databases and import your exports, and update configuration files with the new database details.
- Recreate mailboxes with the same addresses.
- Preview the site on the new server before switching, using your computer's hosts file.
- Update DNS to point your domain at the new hosting, then enable your free SSL certificate.
Keep your old hosting active until DNS changes have spread and you have confirmed mail is arriving at the new server. For domain transfers, see our domain registration page.
Websites That Fit Bangladesh Shared Hosting Best
Our Dhaka hosting serves a wide range of organisations that want a reliable website without managing a server:
- Small and medium businesses such as garment buying houses, trading firms, clinics, restaurants and consultancies, presenting their services to local and international customers.
- Online shops selling to customers across Bangladesh using WooCommerce or similar platforms.
- Schools, colleges and training centres publishing notices, admission information and results.
- NGOs and community organisations sharing their work with donors and partners.
- Bloggers, journalists and creators publishing in Bangla and English.
- Freelance web designers and agencies hosting client sites on addon domains within one account.
Running WordPress? Our WordPress hosting guide explains how to install and tune it on these plans. Need a name for your site? Register a .com.bd or international domain on the domains page.
Ordering Website Hosting and Paying Yearly
Website hosting is ordered through our client area at on.hostingbangla.com. Choose the Linux / cPanel or Windows / Plesk tab in the plan table, pick a plan and enter the domain you want to host, whether you are registering a new one or using a domain you already own.
Hosting is billed yearly at the listed prices in US dollars. You can pay by crypto, Visa, Mastercard, PayPal or bank transfer. Once your account is ready, you will receive your control panel login and the details you need to point your domain at the server.
Use the same client area to manage renewals and invoices and to open support tickets. If you are unsure which plan to choose, open a pre-sales ticket and tell us what software your site runs, how many mailboxes you need and roughly how many visitors you expect. We will recommend the plan that fits.