Current Time in Bangladesh

Bangladesh uses one time zone.

Page text updated Nov 5, 2026. Clock values are computed from the IANA time zone database each time the page is generated (at least hourly). Holiday and country reference data come from snapshots that are refreshed manually.

What time is it in Bangladesh

It's 11:46 PM BST (UTC+06:00) in Bangladesh on Thursday, 5 November 2026.

Bangladesh does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+6 all year.

Time zone
Bangladesh Standard Time
IANA: Asia/Dhaka
UTC offset now
UTC+06:00 (BST)
Clock changes
No clock changes: UTC+6 all year.

Times in this text are from when the page was generated (it is regenerated at least hourly). The clocks below update live.

Major Cities

Dhaka

11:46:56 PM
GMT+6·UTC+06:00·Thursday, Nov 5

Chattogram

11:46:56 PM
GMT+6·UTC+06:00·Thursday, Nov 5

Gazipur

11:46:56 PM
GMT+6·UTC+06:00·Thursday, Nov 5

Khulna

11:46:56 PM
GMT+6·UTC+06:00·Thursday, Nov 5

How Bangladesh writes dates and times

Date format
DD/MM/YYYY
day-month-year, e.g. 25/11/2026 · ২৫ নভেম্বর, ২০২৬
Clock
12-hour
e.g. 3:30 PM
Week starts on
Sunday
Weekend: Saturday and Sunday
Calendar
Gregorian

Formats are the Unicode CLDR conventions for the bn-BD locale, the everyday written standard; individual organisations may differ.

Time facts about Bangladesh

Bangladesh Standard Time (UTC+6)

Bangladesh keeps UTC+6 all year. It tried daylight saving time once, from June to December 2009, and has not changed clocks since.

  • Locally, BST means Bangladesh Standard Time, not British Summer Time. Write UTC+6 in international invitations.
  • Because Bangladesh never changes clocks, its gap to Europe and North America changes only when those regions switch to or from DST.
Source: Wikipedia: Bangladesh Standard Time

Workweek and Eid holidays

Friday is the main weekly day off, and government offices also close on Saturday, so the office week runs Sunday to Thursday.

  • Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha follow the lunar Islamic calendar, so they come about 11 days earlier each year.
  • Offices often close for several days around each Eid.
Source: Wikipedia: Public holidays in Bangladesh

Public holidays in Bangladesh

The public holiday data this site uses does not yet include Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Shab-e-Barat, Durga Puja and other holidays for Bangladesh, so no holiday list is shown here rather than an incomplete one. Check the official government calendar for exact dates.

Time difference from Bangladesh

Workday overlap compares 09:00–17:00 on both sides at today's offsets, shown in Bangladesh time.

CityLocal timeDifferenceWorkday overlap
LondonThu 5:46 PM6 h behind2 h (15:00–17:00)
New YorkThu 12:46 PM11 h behindNone
Los AngelesThu 9:46 AM14 h behindNone
DubaiThu 9:46 PM2 h behind6 h (11:00–17:00)
SingaporeFri 1:46 AM2 h ahead6 h (09:00–15:00)
TokyoFri 2:46 AM3 h ahead5 h (09:00–14:00)
SydneyFri 4:46 AM5 h ahead3 h (09:00–12:00)
São PauloThu 2:46 PM9 h behindNone

Bangladesh at a glance

Capital
Dhaka
Population
169,828,911
Currency
Bangladeshi taka (BDT)

Questions about time in Bangladesh

What time is it in Bangladesh right now?
When this page was generated it was 11:46 PM BST (UTC+06:00) in Bangladesh.
How many time zones does Bangladesh have?
Bangladesh uses one time zone, Bangladesh Standard Time (IANA ID Asia/Dhaka).
Does Bangladesh observe daylight saving time?
No. Bangladesh does not use daylight saving time; it stays on UTC+6 all year.