What time is it in Sylhet right now?

The clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Sylhet, Bangladesh, updated every second from your device's clock and the IANA time zone rules for Asia/Dhaka. Sylhet is 6 hours ahead of UTC right now.

What time zone is Sylhet in?

Sylhet uses BST (Bangladesh Standard Time). Its IANA time zone identifier is Asia/Dhaka, and the current UTC offset is UTC+6.

Does Sylhet observe daylight saving time?

No. Sylhet stays on UTC+6 all year, so the difference to cities that do change their clocks, such as New York or London, shifts by an hour twice a year.

How do I schedule a meeting with someone in Sylhet?

Open the time zone converter for Sylhet to see what a given time there is for you, or use the meeting planner to find the hours when both of you are at work. A Cal.com booking link does the conversion for your guests automatically: they see your availability in their own time zone and pick a slot that works.

Current local time in Sylhet, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh

Sylhet is on BST (Bangladesh Standard Time), UTC+6. Sylhet does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

Sylhet, Bangladesh

5:40 PM:15BST

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

UTC+6

Country: Bangladesh
Region: Sylhet Division
Lat/Long: 24°54'N / 91°52'E
Elevation: 26 m
Population: 237,000
Currency: Taka (BDT)
Languages: Bangla, English
Dialling code: +880

Time zone in Sylhet

Time zone
BST
Bangladesh Standard Time
UTC offset
UTC+6
6 hours ahead of UTC
Daylight saving
None
Same offset all year
Next clock change
None scheduled
Sylhet keeps UTC+6

Sylhet keeps the time of the IANA zone Asia/Dhaka, the one time zone in use in Bangladesh. Sylhet does not observe daylight saving time, so the offset is the same all year.

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Sunrise and sunset in Sylhet today

Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
5:15 PM
Day length
11 hours 19 minutes
Date
Tue, Oct 27, 2026

Times are local to Sylhet for Tue, Oct 27, 2026, computed for 24°54'N / 91°52'E.

Time difference between Sylhet and other cities

The current local time in major cities around the world and how far each is ahead of or behind Sylhet. Differences change when either side moves its clocks.

Current time in world cities compared to Sylhet
City	Local time	Compared to Sylhet
New YorkUnited States	Tue 7:40 AM	−10h (behind)
Los AngelesUnited States	Tue 4:40 AM	−13h (behind)
ChicagoUnited States	Tue 6:40 AM	−11h (behind)
TorontoCanada	Tue 7:40 AM	−10h (behind)
Mexico CityMexico	Tue 5:40 AM	−12h (behind)
São PauloBrazil	Tue 8:40 AM	−9h (behind)
LondonUnited Kingdom	Tue 11:40 AM	−6h (behind)
ParisFrance	Tue 12:40 PM	−5h (behind)
BerlinGermany	Tue 12:40 PM	−5h (behind)
MadridSpain	Tue 12:40 PM	−5h (behind)
JohannesburgSouth Africa	Tue 1:40 PM	−4h (behind)
DubaiUnited Arab Emirates	Tue 3:40 PM	−2h (behind)
MumbaiIndia	Tue 5:10 PM	−30m (behind)
SingaporeSingapore	Tue 7:40 PM	+2h (ahead)
ShanghaiChina	Tue 7:40 PM	+2h (ahead)
TokyoJapan	Tue 8:40 PM	+3h (ahead)
SydneyAustralia	Tue 10:40 PM	+5h (ahead)
AucklandNew Zealand	Wed 12:40 AM	+7h (ahead)

Other cities near Sylhet

All 139 cities in Bangladesh

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Place data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Times follow the IANA time zone database; sunrise and sunset are computed for the city's coordinates.