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Asia/Dhaka

Asia/Dhaka is the IANA time zone for Bangladesh.

UTC+06:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC+6 BST

Offsets and daylight saving time

Standard offset
UTC+06:00
Rule
No daylight saving time: UTC+6 all year.

No clock changes are scheduled in the next three years.

Names

Generic name
Bangladesh Standard Time
Abbreviation
BST
Long name
Bangladesh Standard Time
Aliases
Asia/Dacca (old ids that resolve to Asia/Dhaka)

Use it in code

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Asia/Dhaka' })

# Python
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
ZoneInfo('Asia/Dhaka')

-- PostgreSQL
SELECT now() AT TIME ZONE 'Asia/Dhaka';

Cities in Asia/Dhaka

Also in this zone: Rajshahi, Mohammadpur, Hāthazāri, Bāndarban, Shibganj, Natore, Kafrul, Tungi, Bhatara, Savar, Narsingdi, Nagar Naluākot.

Offset history since 1970

  • 1970–2008: UTC+6
  • 2009: UTC+6 and UTC+7 during the year
  • 2010–2026: UTC+6

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