Dhaka is located in Bangladesh and uses the Asia/Dhaka timezone, currently GMT+6 from UTC. Dhaka does not observe daylight saving time. Sunrise is at 05:38 and sunset at 17:49 local time. The coordinates of Dhaka are 23.81°N, 90.41°E.

Today Dhaka gets 12 hours 11 minutes of daylight. Solar noon — when the sun is highest — falls at 11:43, about 17 minutes before clock noon.

Right now Dhaka shares its GMT+6 offset with Bishkek, Thimphu. Clocks in these places read the same, even where the calendar date differs.

Best time to call Dhaka from…

From	Gap	Call at (Dhaka time)
🇧🇹 Thimphu	same time	09:00–17:00
🇮🇳 Kolkata	−30m	10:00–17:00
🇷🇺 Krasnoyarsk	+1h	09:00–16:00
🇳🇵 Kathmandu	−15m	10:00–17:00
🇬🇧 London	−6h	15:00–17:00
🇺🇸 New York	−10h	17:00–20:00 (early or late for one side)
🇸🇬 Singapore	+2h	09:00–15:00
🇦🇪 Dubai	−2h	11:00–17:00

Office hours taken as 09:00–17:00 on both sides. A row opens the meeting page for the two cities where one exists, otherwise the converter.

Frequently asked questions

What time zone is Dhaka in?›

Dhaka is in the Asia/Dhaka timezone, currently GMT+6.

Does Dhaka observe daylight saving time?›

No. Dhaka does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset is always GMT+6.

What is the UTC offset for Dhaka?›

Dhaka is currently GMT+6 from UTC (GMT+6).

Is Dhaka ahead of London and New York?›

Right now Dhaka is 6 hours ahead of London and 10 hours ahead of New York. The gaps move by an hour when either side changes its clocks.

What is 09:00 in Dhaka in UTC?›

09:00 in Dhaka is 03:00 UTC today, because the city is GMT+6 from UTC.

When does the sun rise and set in Dhaka today?›

Today the sun rises in Dhaka at 05:38 and sets at 17:49 local time. These times were calculated when this page was built and drift by a few minutes a week.

Times on this page were calculated on 25 October 2026.