Current local time in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, is on Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+6) all year round. The clock below is live and uses your browser’s time zone database.
Key facts
- Time zone
- Bangladesh Standard TimeIANA: Asia/Dhaka
- UTC offset
- UTC+6same all year
- Next clock change
- None scheduledDaylight saving was dropped
- Sunrise · Sunset today
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- Country
- BangladeshAsia · capital city
- Population
- 10 millioncity proper, GeoNames
- Dialling code
- +880currency: Taka (BDT)
- Coordinates
- 23.71° N, 90.41° ENorthern Hemisphere
The sun in Dhaka today
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Times are for the city centre, calculated with the NOAA solar formulas (accurate to about a minute; hills and tall buildings can change what you see). How we calculate
Time difference from Dhaka
Live · office hours 9:00–18:00
| City | Local time | vs Dhaka | Office hours overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB London | --:-- | 5h behind | 4h |
| US New York | --:-- | 10h behind | None |
| US Los Angeles | --:-- | 13h behind | None |
| FR Paris | --:-- | 4h behind | 5h |
| AE Dubai | --:-- | 2h behind | 7h |
| IN New Delhi | --:-- | 30m behind | 8h |
| SG Singapore | --:-- | 2h ahead | 7h |
| CN Shanghai | --:-- | 2h ahead | 7h |
| JP Tokyo | --:-- | 3h ahead | 6h |
| KR Seoul | --:-- | 3h ahead | 6h |
| AU Sydney | --:-- | 4h ahead | 5h |
| BR São Paulo | --:-- | 9h behind | None |
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Best time to call Dhaka
Open in meeting planner →Each row is the same moment. Blue cells are working hours (9:00–18:00) in that city; solid blue means everyone is at work.
Daylight saving time in Dhaka
Dhaka does not use daylight saving time — clocks stay on UTC+6 all year. The last clock change here was on Thursday, 31 December 2009. When other countries change their clocks, the time difference to Dhaka shifts by an hour for them, not here.
Dates come from the IANA time zone database. Governments occasionally change the rules at short notice; your browser picks up updates automatically.
About time in Dhaka
All of Bangladesh keeps the same standard time as Dhaka (UTC+6).
Dhaka used to change its clocks for daylight saving time; the last change here was on Thursday, 31 December 2009, and clocks have stayed on UTC+6 since.
Sunrise and sunset in Dhaka, 2026
On the 1st of each month, local time
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 06:40 | 17:22 | 10h 42m |
| February | 06:39 | 17:44 | 11h 05m |
| March | 06:21 | 18:00 | 11h 40m |
| April | 05:50 | 18:13 | 12h 23m |
| May | 05:24 | 18:26 | 13h 01m |
| June | 05:11 | 18:41 | 13h 30m |
| July | 05:14 | 18:49 | 13h 35m |
| August | 05:27 | 18:41 | 13h 14m |
| September | 05:40 | 18:17 | 12h 37m |
| October | 05:49 | 17:46 | 11h 57m |
| November | 06:03 | 17:19 | 11h 16m |
| December | 06:23 | 17:11 | 10h 47m |
Longest day: around 21 June 2026, 13h 36m of daylight (sunrise 05:12, sunset 18:47). Shortest day: around 21 December 2026, 10h 40m.
Nearby cities
Straight-line distance and time difference
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All 8 ways to travel →Questions about time in Dhaka
What time zone is Dhaka in?
Dhaka uses the Asia/Dhaka time zone (Bangladesh Standard Time), UTC+6.
Does Dhaka observe daylight saving time?
No. Dhaka stays on UTC+6 all year; it last changed its clocks on Thursday, 31 December 2009.
What is the time difference between Dhaka and New York?
Right now New York is 10h behind Dhaka. The gap can change by an hour for a few weeks a year, because New York uses daylight saving time and Dhaka does not.
What is the time difference between Dhaka and London?
London is 5h behind Dhaka right now. Office hours overlap for about 4 hours a day.
When is sunrise and sunset in Dhaka?
It depends on the season. Around 21 June 2026 the sun rises about 05:12 and sets about 18:47 (13h 36m of daylight); around 21 December 2026 it rises about 06:36 and sets about 17:16 (10h 40m).
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