Time in Bangladesh now
6:06PMUTC+6
UTC+6+11 h vs New York (you)Asia/Dhaka
No clock changes: Bangladesh stays on UTC+6 all year.
Time zone in Bangladesh
Bangladesh uses a single time zone: UTC+6 all year. Every clock in the country shows the same time.
Dhaka lies at 90.4° east, where mean solar time is UTC+6:02 (four minutes per degree of longitude). That is within 2 min of its clock time, so the sun is highest close to noon.
Daylight saving time in Bangladesh
No. Bangladesh does not change its clocks under the current rules. It last used daylight saving time in 2009.
Clock history of Bangladesh
The record begins with local mean time (clocks set by the sun, UTC+6:02 in Dhaka), which ended on January 1, 1890, when HMT (UTC+5:53) replaced it. Between 1970 and 2024, a daylight saving period began in 1 of the 55 years, most recently in 2009. The first summer time in the record dates from 2009. The table summarises the clocks of Bangladesh year by year since 1970, from the tzdata entry Asia/Dhaka.
| Years | Clocks | Abbreviations |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–2008 | UTC+6 all year | — |
| 2009 | UTC+6 until June 19, then UTC+7 | — |
| 2010 onward | UTC+6 all year | — |
Rows from 2027 on follow the rules in tzdata 2026f; a government decision would change them in the next release.
Convert Bangladesh time
Time difference between Bangladesh and major cities
| City | Local time now | Bangladesh vs city now | January | July | Office overlap Jan / Jul |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 7:06 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +11 h | +11 h | +10 h | none / none |
| Los Angeles | 4:06 AM Tue, Nov 3 | +14 h | +14 h | +13 h | none / none |
| London | 12:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +6 h | +6 h | +5 h | 2 h / 3 h |
| Berlin | 1:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +5 h | +5 h | +4 h | 3 h / 4 h |
| Dubai | 4:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +2 h | +2 h | +2 h | 6 h / 6 h |
| New Delhi | 5:36 PM Tue, Nov 3 | +0 h 30 min | +30 min | +30 min | 7 h 30 min / 7 h 30 min |
| Singapore | 8:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −2 h | −2 h | −2 h | 6 h / 6 h |
| Beijing | 8:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −2 h | −2 h | −2 h | 6 h / 6 h |
| Tokyo | 9:06 PM Tue, Nov 3 | −3 h | −3 h | −3 h | 5 h / 5 h |
Office hours and calls
With JavaScript on, this line shows how Bangladesh’s office hours overlap yours today.
Bangladesh and New York share no office hours: when offices open at 9:00 AM in Bangladesh, it is 10:00 PM the day before in New York. A call has to be early or late for one side: 7:00 PM in Bangladesh is 8:00 AM in New York.
A 9-to-5 day in Bangladesh overlaps London’s for 2 h in January (3:00 PM–5:00 PM Bangladesh time), 3 h in July. At 9:00 AM in Bangladesh it is 3:00 AM in London.
A 9-to-5 day in Bangladesh overlaps New Delhi’s for 7 h 30 min in January (9:30 AM–5:00 PM Bangladesh time) and the same in July. At 9:00 AM in Bangladesh it is 8:30 AM in New Delhi.
Neighbouring time zones
The nearest large cities on a different clock, with the straight-line distance from Dhaka and the difference now.
| City | Distance | Time now | Their clock vs here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kolkata India | 240 km | 5:36 PM IST | −0 h 30 min |
| Mandalay Myanmar | 610 km | 6:36 PM UTC+6:30 | +0 h 30 min |
| Kathmandu Nepal | 680 km | 5:51 PM UTC+5:45 | −0 h 15 min |
| Kunming China | 1,260 km | 8:06 PM CST | +2 h |
| Vientiane Laos | 1,420 km | 7:06 PM UTC+7 | +1 h |
| Lahore Pakistan | 1,800 km | 5:06 PM PKT | −1 h |
Same clock as Bangladesh
These places keep exactly the same time as Bangladesh all year under the current rules (zones Asia/Bishkek, Asia/Omsk, Asia/Thimphu, Asia/Urumqi, Indian/Chagos).
Cities in Bangladesh
Bangladesh at a glance
- CapitalDhaka
- Population175,686,899
- Time zone IDAsia/Dhaka
- Standard timeUTC+6
- Daylight saving timenone
- Calling code+880