Meeting time

Best time to meet: Dhaka and Colombo

Dhaka is 30 minutes ahead of Colombo right now. Their working days overlap for 7 hours 30 minutes: 9:30 AM to 5 PM in Dhaka, which is 9 AM to 4:30 PM in Colombo. The easiest time to meet is 10:30 AM in Dhaka (10 AM in Colombo).

Tue 9:55 PMDhaka · Bangladesh Standard TimeTue 9:25 PMColombo · India Standard Time

Hour by hour

With the clocks as they are on November 10, 2026, Dhaka time on the left. A working day here is 9 AM to 5 PM.

DhakaColombo
6 AM5:30 AMBoth off
7 AM6:30 AMBoth off
8 AM7:30 AMBoth off
9 AM8:30 AMDhaka at work
10 AM9:30 AMBoth at work
11 AM10:30 AMBoth at work
12 PM11:30 AMBoth at work
1 PM12:30 PMBoth at work
2 PM1:30 PMBoth at work
3 PM2:30 PMBoth at work
4 PM3:30 PMBoth at work
5 PM4:30 PMColombo at work
6 PM5:30 PMBoth off
7 PM6:30 PMBoth off
8 PM7:30 PMBoth off
9 PM8:30 PMBoth off
10 PM9:30 PMBoth off

All year

The gap between Dhaka and Colombo does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.

Colombo keeps the same clock as Bangalore.

Which days work

Dhaka works Sunday to Thursday and Colombo works Monday to Friday, so the days both are at work are Monday to Thursday. A Friday call lands on Dhaka's weekend, and a Sunday one on Colombo's.

Questions people ask

What time is it in Colombo when it is 9 AM in Dhaka?
8:30 AM in Colombo, while Dhaka is 30 minutes ahead.
When is the best time for a call between Dhaka and Colombo?
10:30 AM in Dhaka, which is 10 AM in Colombo. Both cities are at work from 9:30 AM to 5 PM Dhaka time.
Does the time difference between Dhaka and Colombo change during the year?
No. It stays 30 minutes all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.

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