Check the current local time in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Dhaka uses the Asia/Dhaka time zone, with BST (UTC +6:00) during standard time.
BST
UTC +6:00
Used outside daylight saving time
Not Observed
Year-round standard time
No DST change
Standard time year-round
No seasonal offset changes
Dhaka runs on Bangladesh Standard Time (BST, UTC+6). No DST. Dhaka is Bangladesh's political and commercial capital. DSE (Dhaka Stock Exchange) trading runs 10 AM - 2:30 PM BST. Bangladesh is 30 min ahead of India (IST) and 1 h ahead of Delhi in effective business scheduling.
South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan) runs on a small set of tightly-clustered timezones — most of the region is between UTC+5 and UTC+6, with India's IST (UTC+5:30) being the reference clock. None of the major economies observe DST, so offsets stay fixed year-round. The overlap window with both Europe and the US East Coast is compressed but usable — why so many global support / BPO operations base delivery here.
Dhaka is located in Bangladesh and uses the Asia/Dhaka time zone. For anyone coordinating calls or meetings internationally, the key question is rarely "what time is it" — it's which hours in Dhaka overlap with your own working day. Use the world clock comparison further down the page to see at a glance how Dhaka aligns with other major cities.
Scheduling tip: Always reference a city name in calendar invites rather than a fixed UTC offset. Calendar apps like Google Calendar and Outlook will automatically adjust for any clock changes on both ends, so your meeting stays at the intended local time for everyone involved.
These cities share the same time zone as Dhaka — when it's 12:59:29 PM here, it's the same local time there.
Major cities in Bangladesh — some may be in a different time zone than Dhaka if the country spans multiple zones.
Find the perfect overlap time between your timezone and Dhaka. Our calculator shows when business hours align.
Calculate Best Calling TimeEverything you need to know about Dhaka time
