BDT to CDT Converter
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6:00 pm18:00 BDT (UTC+6), Oct 18, 2026 = 7:00 am07:00 CDT (UTC-5), Oct 18, 2026
BDT is 11 hours ahead of CDT.
BDT and CDT examples
These examples always use BDT (UTC+6) and CDT (UTC-5). They stay the same when you change the date or time above. The selected conversion may differ when daylight saving time applies.
BDT is 11 hours ahead of CDT.
How the time difference changes
For most of the year, BDT is 11 hours ahead of CDT. From Nov 1, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027, BDT is 12 hours ahead of CST.
For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in BDT correspond to 10:00 pm (previous day) to 7:00 am in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in BDT correspond to 9:00 pm (previous day) to 6:00 am in CST.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in BDT correspond to 22:00 (previous day) to 07:00 in CDT. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in BDT correspond to 21:00 (previous day) to 06:00 in CST.
Compare BDT time with CDT time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.
Time Difference
Bangladesh Time is 11 hours ahead of Central Daylight Time.
6:00 pm18:00 in BDT is 7:00 am07:00 in CDT
BDT to CDT call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 6:30pm-7:30pm18:30-19:30 in BDT which corresponds to 7:30am-8:30am07:30-08:30 in CDT. Their 9am–6pm09:00–18:00 working hours do not overlap; this is a suggested compromise.
6:00 pm18:00 Bangladesh Time (BDT). Offset UTC +6:00 hours
7:00 am07:00 Central Daylight Time (CDT). Offset UTC -5:00 hours
6:00 pm18:00 BDT / 7:00 am07:00 CDT
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Bangladesh Time
Offset: BDT is 6 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Bangladesh
Principal Cities: The largest city in the BDT time zone is Dhaka in Bangladesh, with about 10.357 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Chattogram, Gazipur, Khulna, Rangpur.
Daylight Saving: Clocks in Bangladesh Time (BDT) do not change for daylight saving time, so BDT stays the same throughout the year. Other time zones may set clocks forward in summer and back in winter; see upcoming clock changes worldwide.
BDT representations, usage and related time zones
- +06 - basic short
- +0600 - basic
- +06:00 - extended
- +0600 - sign character (+) followed by a four digit time providing hours (06) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of six hours to the east of the zero meridian.
- Foxtrot - Military abbreviation for BDT
- F - short form of 'Foxtrot'
- BST - Bangladesh Standard Time
- BDT - Bangladesh Time
- BTT - Bhutan Time
- F - Foxtrot Time Zone
- IOT - Indian Chagos Time
- KGT - Kyrgyzstan Time
- OMST - Omsk Standard Time
- XJT - Xinjiang Time
- YEKST - Yekaterinburg Summer Time
Central Daylight Time
Offset: CDT is 5 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Countries using this time zone: Canada, Mexico, United States
Principal Cities: The largest city in the CDT time zone is Chicago in the United States, with about 2.664 million people. Other major cities in this time zone include Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth.
French: HAC - Heure Avancée du Centre
Spanish: CT - Zona Centro
Today all shaded areas are on CDT.
Daylight Saving: Central Daylight Time (CDT) is a daylight saving/summer time zone. During winter, some places set clocks back one hour and observe Central Standard Time (CST).
Start: Central Daylight Time (CDT) started on Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks were set one hour forward to Sunday, March 8, 2026, 3:00 am03:00. Daylight saving starts annually on the second Sunday of March.
End: Central Daylight Time (CDT) ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 am02:00 local time and clocks are set one hour back to Sunday, November 1, 2026, 1:00 am01:00 local standard time instead. Daylight saving ends annually on the first Sunday of November.
See USA daylight saving time and upcoming clock changes worldwide.
CDT representations, usage and related time zones
- -05 - basic short
- -0500 - basic
- -05:00 - extended
- -0500 - sign character (-) followed by a four digit time providing hours (05) and minutes (00) of the offset. Indicates an offset of five hours to the west of the zero meridian.
- Romeo - Military abbreviation for CDT
- R - short form of 'Romeo'
- America/Chicago
- America/Indiana/Knox
- America/Indiana/Tell_City
- America/Knox_IN
- America/Matamoros
- America/Menominee
- America/North_Dakota/Beulah
- America/North_Dakota/Center
- America/North_Dakota/New_Salem
- America/Ojinaga
- America/Rainy_River
- America/Rankin_Inlet
- America/Resolute
- America/Winnipeg
- CST6CDT
- Canada/Central
- US/Central
- US/Indiana-Starke
- Central Daylight Time - UTC -5
- Cuba Daylight Time - UTC -4
- CDT - Central Daylight Time
- EST - Eastern Standard Time
- ET - Eastern Time
- COT - Colombia Time
- CST - Cuba Standard Time
- EASST - Easter Island Summer Time
- ECT - Ecuador Time
- PET - Peru Time
- R - Romeo Time Zone