Time in Bangladesh 🇧🇩
The current local time in Bangladesh is anchored on Dhaka (Asia/Dhaka, UTC +06:00 · GMT+6).
Dhaka local time
Thursday, 22 October 2026 GMT+6
Bangladesh at a glance
- Capital
- Dhaka
- ISO codes
- BD · BGD
- Clocks in use today
- One time zone
- tz database zones
- 1
- Dialing code
- +880
- Currency
- Bangladeshi Taka (BDT)
- Work week
- Sunday to Thursday
- Weekend
- Friday and Saturday
- Drives on the
- Left
Time zones in Bangladesh
All of Bangladesh keeps the same clock, UTC +06:00, all year with no daylight saving time.
| Zone | Standard | Daylight saving | Clock changes 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
Asia/Dhaka · Dhaka | UTC +06:00 | — | None |
Dhaka vs. major cities
How far Dhaka is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Dhaka, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Dhaka | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −10 h | 23:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −13 h | 20:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −9 h | 00:00 | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −5 h | 04:00 | 14:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −4 h | 05:00 | 13:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −4 h | 05:00 | 13:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −2 h | 07:00 | 11:00–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | −0:30 h | 08:30 | 09:30–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | +2 h | 11:00 | 09:00–15:00 |
| Beijing · China | +2 h | 11:00 | 09:00–15:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Dhaka time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Dhaka
Since 1970, Dhaka has gone through 3 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 1 of 57 years. Since 2010 it has stayed on UTC +06:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Dhaka stays on UTC +06:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970 (3 periods)
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–2008 | UTC +06:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 2009 | UTC +06:00, DST UTC +07:00 | Forward on the third Friday in June, back on the first Friday in January |
| 2010–2026 | UTC +06:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
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