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6:00 pm18:00 BST (UTC+6), Oct 30, 2026 = 2:00 pm14:00 SAST (UTC+2), Oct 30, 2026

Dhaka is 4 hours ahead of SAST.

How the time difference changes

Dhaka is 4 hours ahead of SAST year-round.

Working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Dhaka correspond to 5:00 am to 2:00 pm in SAST.Working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Dhaka correspond to 05:00 to 14:00 in SAST.

Compare Dhaka time with SAST time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

BST (Bangladesh Standard Time) is 4 hours ahead of South Africa Standard Time.
6:00 pm18:00 in Dhaka, Bangladesh is 2:00 pm14:00 in SAST

Dhaka to SAST call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 1pm-6pm13:00-18:00 in Dhaka which corresponds to 9am-2pm09:00-14:00 in SAST

6:00 pm18:00 BST (Bangladesh Standard Time) (Dhaka, Bangladesh). Offset UTC +6:00 hours
2:00 pm14:00 South Africa Standard Time (SAST). Offset UTC +2:00 hours

6:00 pm18:00 Dhaka, Bangladesh / 2:00 pm14:00 SAST

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Dhaka Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
BST – Bangladesh Standard Time, UTC+6 (no daylight saving time)

Dhaka Facts

Country
Bangladesh
Alternative Names
DAC, Daaka, Daca, Dacca, Dacca - dhaka, Dacca - ঢাকা, Daka, Dakah, Dakk, Dakka, Dakkae, Dakke, Dako, Deka, Dgaka, Dhaka, Dháka, Dhâkâ, Dəkkə, Mujib City, Ntaka, Ntakka, da ka, daka, dakka, dhaka, dhakka, dka, takka, thaka, Ντάκα, Ντάκκα, Даака, Дака, Даккæ, Дакка, Дакке, Дгака, Դաքքա, דאקא, דאקה, داكا, داکا, دكا, ڈھاکہ, ޑާކާ, ढाका, ঢাকা, ਢਾਕਾ, ઢાકા, ଢାକା, டாக்கா, ఢాకా, ಢಾಕಾ, ഢാക്ക, ඩකා, ธากา, དྷ་ཁ།, ဒါကာမြို့, დაკა, ዳካ, ダッカ, 达卡, 達卡, 다카
Population
10,356,500
Currency
Taka (BDT)
Geographic Coordinates
23° 42' N Latitude / 90° 24' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+880

South Africa Standard Time

Offset: SAST is 2 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Countries using this time zone: Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa

Principal Cities: The largest city in the SAST time zone is Johannesburg in South Africa, with about 9.418 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria, Gqeberha.

Daylight Saving: Clocks in South Africa Standard Time (SAST) do not change for daylight saving time, so SAST stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.

SAST representations, usage and related time zones

W3C/ISO-8601: International standard covering representation and exchange of dates and time-related data
  • +02 - basic short
  • +0200 - basic
  • +02:00 - extended
Email/RFC-2822: Internet Message Format Date Standard, typically used for timestamps in email headers
  • +0200 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (02) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of two hours to the east of the zero meridian.
Military/NATO: Used by the U.S. military, Chinese military and others
  • Bravo - Military abbreviation for SAST
  • B - short form of 'Bravo'
IANA/Olson: Reflects SAST time zone boundaries defined by political bodies, primarily intended for use with computer programs and operating systems
  • Africa/Johannesburg
  • Africa/Maseru
  • Africa/Mbabane
Time zones with the GMT +2 offset:
  • CEST - Central European Summer Time
  • EET - Eastern European Time
  • MESZ - Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit
  • B - Bravo Time Zone
  • CAT - Central Africa Time
  • IST - Israel Standard Time
  • SAST - South Africa Standard Time
  • WAST - West Africa Summer Time