Current time in Dhaka
Live local time, date and time zone information for Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Current time in Dhaka
20:12:23
Asia/Dhaka · UTC+06:00
Time zone in Dhaka
Dhaka is in Bangladesh and uses the Asia/Dhaka time zone. Dhaka does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+06:00) all year.
Sunrise and sunset in Dhaka
Sun and clock in Dhaka
Dhaka sits almost exactly on the meridian its time zone is built around, so the clock and the sun agree here about as closely as they do anywhere: averaged over the year, solar noon falls at 11:58 by the standard clock, within 2 minutes of twelve.
Daylight through the year in Dhaka
At 23.8°N latitude, Dhaka sees its longest day around the June solstice, when the sun is above the horizon for about 13 h 36 m. The shortest day comes six months later at roughly 10 h 40 m, a swing of about 2 h 57 m between midsummer and midwinter.
The seasons here are clear but moderate: 2 h 57 m separates the longest day from the shortest.
On the June solstice the sun rises in Dhaka at about 05:12 and sets at about 18:48; on the December solstice it rises at about 06:36 and sets at about 17:16.
When the clocks change in Dhaka
Dhaka does not change its clocks. The offset stays at UTC+06:00 every day of the year, so a time arranged here means the same thing in January as it does in July. That makes Dhaka a straightforward place to schedule against — there is no window in the calendar where a recurring meeting quietly shifts by an hour.
Of the cities compared further down this page, New York, London and Sydney do change their clocks, so their difference from Dhaka moves by an hour twice a year; Dubai, New Delhi, Singapore and Tokyo do not, so those differences never change.
Calling Dhaka from another time zone
A working day of roughly 09:00 to 17:00 in Dhaka corresponds to 03:00–11:00 UTC. To find the equivalent window where you are, add your own offset to those hours: somewhere on UTC+00:00 would be looking at 03:00–11:00.
Taking a working day as 09:00 to 17:00 in each place:
- New York has no overlap at all: when it is 09:00 there, it is already 19:00 in Dhaka, so a call means an early start or a late finish for someone.
- London overlaps for only 3 hours, from 14:00 to 17:00 Dhaka time — late in the day at one end and early at the other.
- Tokyo’s working day overlaps with Dhaka’s for 5 hours, from 09:00 to 14:00 Dhaka time.
These windows use the offsets in force on 2026-10-09; where one side observes daylight saving and the other does not, they move by an hour twice a year.
Time difference from your location
Dhaka is currently on UTC+06:00. Once the page has loaded, this section compares it with the time zone your browser reports.
Dhaka compared with other cities
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Nearby cities
Dhaka is the only place in this directory on Asia/Dhaka; the nearby cities listed below all keep different zones. The nearest listed city on a different zone is Kolkata, about 250 km away on Asia/Kolkata, currently 30 min behind Dhaka.
Time zone rules: IANA tz database release 2026c, applied when this page was generated on 2026-10-09. Sun times: NOAA solar equations for 23.81°N, 90.41°E, flat horizon at sea level.
Frequently asked questions
What time zone is Dhaka in?
Dhaka uses the Asia/Dhaka time zone — Bangladesh Standard Time, UTC+06:00.
Does Dhaka use daylight saving time?
Dhaka does not observe daylight saving time, so it stays on Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+06:00) all year.
What is the UTC offset for Dhaka?
The standard offset is UTC+06:00 all year. The clock at the top of this page shows the offset that applies right now.
What is the time difference between Dhaka and my location?
The section above compares Dhaka with your own time zone as detected by your browser, and the table lists the difference against major cities worldwide.