Bangladesh time now, live flip clock
All of Bangladesh runs on Bangladesh Standard Time, UTC+6. The clocks stay on it in every season. The clock above shows Bangladesh's time live, with seconds.
Time zone in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Chattogram, Gazipur and Khulna keep the same time, as do all eight divisions.
- UTC+6
- Not observed
- Dhaka, Chattogram, Gazipur, Khulna
How many hours ahead or behind Dhaka
On 25 October 2026, Kolkata is 30 minutes behind Dhaka.
| City | Difference from Dhaka |
|---|---|
| Kolkata | 30 minutes behind |
| Riyadh | 3 hours behind |
| Dubai | 2 hours behind |
| Qatar | 3 hours behind |
| Singapore | 2 hours ahead |
| London | 5 hours behind |
| New York | 10 hours behind |
| Rome | 4 hours behind |
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How Bangladesh keeps its time
- The official clock
- BSTI
- The government's clock site, time.gov.bd, invites visitors to check Bangladesh Standard Time. The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution maintains it. The Bangladesh Computer Council distributes it. The site also names two public time servers for setting a computer's clock.
- The same letters as British Summer Time
- BST, UTC+1
- Bangladesh's consulate in Dubai writes the country's standard time with three letters. Britain uses the same three letters for British Summer Time, BST, UTC+1. The UK keeps that time only while its clocks are forward, from late March to late October. Bangladesh keeps UTC+6 in every month. So a time written with those letters needs its country named.
- Daylight saving, tried once
- 1
- Bangladesh put its clocks forward one hour for part of one year, to save power in a crisis. The cabinet first let the change run on with no end date. It then set one, and the clocks went back at the year's end. The cabinet cancelled daylight saving after that. The clocks have kept UTC+6 since.
- Half hours on both borders
- 30 min
- Bangladesh is 30 minutes ahead of Kolkata and the rest of India. Myanmar, on the other border, is 30 minutes ahead of Bangladesh. Bhutan keeps the same time as Bangladesh, UTC+6. Nepal is 15 minutes behind of Dhaka. None of these countries changes its clocks, so each gap holds in every month.
Questions about time in Bangladesh
What time zone is Bangladesh in?
Bangladesh is in one time zone, Bangladesh Standard Time, UTC+6. All eight divisions keep it, including Dhaka, Chattogram and Khulna. The official clock at time.gov.bd shows it live.
Does Bangladesh have daylight saving time?
No. Bangladesh keeps UTC+6 through the whole year. It tried daylight saving once, during a power crisis, and has kept one offset ever since. So a time agreed with Dhaka needs no seasonal check on Bangladesh's side.
What is the time difference between Bangladesh and India?
Bangladesh is 30 minutes ahead of Kolkata, Delhi and the rest of India. India's clocks sit on the half hour, so the gap is under an hour. Neither country changes its clocks, and the gap holds in every month. A call booked on the hour in Dhaka lands on the half hour in Kolkata.
What is the time difference between Bangladesh and the UK?
Dhaka is 6 hours ahead of London in the British winter. From late March to late October the UK moves its clocks forward one hour. The gap then shrinks by that hour, because Bangladesh's clocks stay put. A lunchtime call from London reaches Dhaka in the evening in either season.
What is the time difference between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia?
Dhaka is 3 hours ahead of Riyadh, Doha and Kuwait. It is 2 hours ahead of Dubai and Muscat. None of them changes its clocks, so both gaps hold in every month. A morning call from Riyadh reaches Dhaka around midday.
Time zone names for developers
| IANA zone | Standard time | Daylight saving time |
|---|---|---|
| Asia/Dhaka | UTC+6 | No |
Sources
We checked each fact on this page against these sources on 2 October 2026. Times, offsets and clock changes come from the time zone database.