Current Time in Dhaka

About time in Dhaka

Dhaka keeps Bangladesh Standard Time, abbreviated BST, at a steady UTC+6 offset throughout the year. Bangladesh does not currently observe daylight saving, so the clock holds the same offset across every season. A common point of confusion is the abbreviation itself, since BST here means Bangladesh Standard Time and not British Summer Time, an unrelated UTC+1 zone that shares the same three letters. Because the country uses a single nationwide offset, the time in Dhaka applies everywhere from Chittagong to the northern districts.

Dhaka does not make seasonal clock changes under its current rules. Its offset is UTC+6 (no DST). The live clock above reads Dhaka's local time directly from the IANA time zone database in your browser, using the rules installed on your device. Keep your browser updated when regional rules change. To plan a call or convert a specific moment, use the timezone converter or meeting planner linked below.

Daylight in Dhaka through 2026

Dhaka sits at about 23.8°N, 90.4°E. The longest day of 2026 is June 15, with 13h 36m between sunrise and sunset. The shortest is December 16, with 10h 40m, a difference of 2 h 56 min. At this latitude the seasons change day length noticeably but not dramatically, so the working day has usable daylight all year.

The earliest sunrise of the year comes around June 3 (05:10) and the latest sunset around June 26 (18:49). These are not exactly on the solstice because the sun’s position runs slightly ahead of or behind clock time during the year.

Solar noon, when the sun is highest, falls at about 12:05 local time in late March, 12:00 in late June and 11:56 in late December. In standard time the sun is highest at about 11:58 on average, close to 12:00, so the clock and the sun are well aligned in Dhaka.

Local clock times, including daylight saving where it applies. Calculated with the standard sunrise equation for the city centre; terrain and tall buildings can delay the visible sunrise.

Clock changes in Dhaka (2026–2027)

Dhaka keeps the same offset all year. No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027 under the time-zone rules used for this page. Its gap to cities that do observe daylight saving still changes when they move their clocks: in January Dhaka is 6 hours ahead of London and 11 hours ahead of New York.

Dates come from the IANA time zone database as bundled with this site’s build. Governments occasionally change rules at short notice; see our methodology.