Dhaka, Bangladesh · UTC+6
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Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital and one of the world’s most densely populated cities, runs on UTC+6 year-round. The IANA identifier Asia/Dhaka covers the whole country. Bangladesh briefly introduced daylight saving time in June 2009, advancing clocks by one hour. By December 2009, the government reversed the decision, citing difficulties for the garment industry, transportation, and daily life. The disruption was swift and the reversal nearly as swift.
Bangladesh occupies a narrow band of longitude (88-92 degrees east), making UTC+6 a reasonably good geographic fit. Solar noon falls around 12:10pm in Dhaka, close to clock noon. The sun rises between 5:22am and 6:22am and sets between 5:35pm and 6:45pm, with moderate seasonal variation at 23.7 degrees north.
Garment industry schedules across time zones
Dhaka’s working day in the garment sector, which employs roughly 4 million workers and earns the bulk of Bangladesh’s export revenue, starts before 8am and runs shifts into the evening. These schedules coordinate with buyers in Europe and North America who are many hours behind. The 2009 DST experiment created immediate confusion about delivery deadlines and shift start times. The industry’s reaction was a significant factor in the reversal.
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Sources
- IANA Time Zone Database
- Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)
- Kabeer, Naila. The Power to Choose: Bangladeshi Women and Labour Market Decisions in London and Dhaka. Verso, 2000.
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Questions about time in Dhaka
- What timezone is Dhaka in?
- Dhaka uses the IANA timezone
Asia/Dhaka. The UTC offset is always UTC+6 — this timezone does not observe daylight saving time. - Does Dhaka observe daylight saving time?
- No. Dhaka does not observe daylight saving time. The UTC offset remains UTC+6 all year round.
- What is the current UTC offset for Dhaka?
- Dhaka is currently at UTC+6.
- What is the time difference between Dhaka and New York?
- Dhaka is currently 10 hours ahead of New York.
- What is the time difference between Dhaka and London?
- Dhaka is currently 5 hours ahead of London.
- What is the time difference between Dhaka and Los Angeles?
- Dhaka is currently 13 hours ahead of Los Angeles.
- What is the time difference between Dhaka and Tokyo?
- Dhaka is currently 3 hours behind Tokyo.
- What is the IANA timezone name for Dhaka?
- The IANA timezone database identifier for Dhaka is
Asia/Dhaka. Use this string in programming languages and APIs: JavaScript (`new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Asia/Dhaka' })`), Python (`pytz.timezone('Asia/Dhaka')`), or any IANA-compatible library.