Bangladesh · BST
Tue, 15 Sept 2026
Timezone Guide
Sylhet, Bangladesh runs on UTC+6. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+6 — daylight saving time is not observed. There is a 10-hour difference between Sylhet and New York. Standard working hours don't overlap at all with New York, so meetings need an early or late slot on one side. There is a 5-hour difference between Sylhet and London. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 4 hours a day with London. A good time to connect: 14:00–18:00 in Sylhet lines up with 09:00–13:00 in London. There is a 3-hour difference between Sylhet and Tokyo. Standard 9-to-6 working hours overlap for about 6 hours a day with Tokyo. A good time to connect: 09:00–15:00 in Sylhet lines up with 12:00–18:00 in Tokyo. This timezone is also shared with cities such as Dhaka, Bishkek, Chittagong. Keeping these offsets in mind makes it easier to schedule calls or travel to and from Sylhet.
Practical Info
Sylhet (Bangladesh) is home to roughly 900K people. Today brings about 13.8 hours of daylight: sunrise at 04:54, sunset at 18:42. This time zone stays fixed year-round at UTC+6 — daylight saving time is not observed. It sits in the Northern Hemisphere, about 25° north of the equator. Traffic drives on the left.
Flag
Bangladesh
Capital
Dhaka
Continent
Asia
Time Zone
BST · Asia/Dhaka
Coordinates
24.89°N, 91.87°E
Currency
BDT (৳)
Calling Code
+880
Driving Side
Left
Hemisphere
Northern
Language
Bengali
Measurement System
Metric
Did You Know?
A large share of the British Bangladeshi population traces to Sylhet, and remittances from abroad have reshaped the region — Bangladesh receives over $20 billion a year in remittances overall, and Sylhet's share is visible in its housing.
The clock: Sylhet keeps UTC+6, five hours ahead of London — which is why so many of its family phone calls happen at unusual hours on one end or the other.
Annual Daylight
Working Hours
6h overlap