Dhaka uses Asia/Dhaka — UTC+06:00 (+06) in standard time. It is located in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. The live clock shows the current local time and updates every second.
Everything you need to know about Dhaka's time zone, UTC offset, and Daylight Saving Time schedule.
Dhaka uses UTC+06:00 in standard time. This is the offset used outside the daylight saving period.
This zone does not observe daylight saving time and stays on UTC+06:00 year-round.
The official IANA time zone name for Dhaka is Asia/Dhaka. This identifier is used in programming, operating systems and calendar applications worldwide.
No daylight saving transitions are scheduled for this zone.
No other listed city shares this exact zone.
Currency: Bangladeshi Taka (BDT). Calling code: +880. Languages: Bengali.
Dhaka ( DAH-kə or DAK-ə; Bengali: ঢাকা, romanized: Ḍhākā, pronounced [ˈɖʱaka] ), formerly spelled as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. With an estimated population of 36.6 million, Dhaka is the second largest city by population in the world, and is widely considered to be the most densely populated built-up urban area in the world.
Dhaka is an important cultural, economic, and scientific hub of Eastern South Asia. Dhaka ranks fourth in South Asia and 55th in the world in terms of GDP. Lying on the Ganges Delta, it is bounded by the Buriganga, Turag, Dhaleshwari and Shitalakshya rivers. It is also the largest Bengali-speaking city in the world.
The area of Dhaka has been inhabited since the first millennium. An early modern city developed from the 17th century as a provincial capital and commercial centre of the Mughal Empire. Dhaka was the capital of a proto-industrialized Mughal Bengal for 75 years (1608–39 and 1660–1704).
It was the hub of the muslin trade in Bengal and one of the most prosperous cities in the world. The Mughal city was named Jahangirnagar (The City of Jahangir) in honour of the erstwhile ruling emperor Jahangir. The city's wealthy Mughal elite...
Source: Wikipedia contributors — Dhaka. Adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see licence details. Reviewed by the TimeZoria AI Editorial Team.
10,356,500 residents (GeoNames city population; metro areas may be larger).
Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.
Asia/Dhaka · UTC+06:00 (+06).
No daylight saving time.
Bangladeshi Taka (BDT) · +880.
Kolkata, Chiang Mai, Kunming
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) about 14.8 km from the city coordinates. Source: OurAirports (public domain).
2024 averages: daily highs 30.7°C and lows 21.8°C. Warmest month: April (average high 37.3°C); coolest month: January (average low 11.7°C). Source: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
As the most densely industrialized region of the country, the Greater Dhaka Area accounts for 46% of Bangladesh's economy. The Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranks Dhaka as a gamma+ global city, in other words, one that is instrumental in linking their region into the world economy. Source: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 (adapted).
Region: Dhaka Division · IANA zone: Asia/Dhaka · Open data sources and licence details: TimeZoria AI licenses.
Current time in major cities compared to Dhaka. Times update live every second.
Note on DST transitions: The offsets shown above reflect the current live offset, which changes twice a year due to Daylight Saving Time. Different regions change their clocks on different dates, which means the difference between Dhaka and another city can vary by 1 hour for a short period in spring and autumn. Always verify the exact time difference around DST transition dates for critical scheduling.
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