Meeting time
Best time to meet: Dhaka and Rio de Janeiro
Dhaka is 9 hours ahead of Rio de Janeiro right now, so their working days do not overlap. The time that asks least of both is 5 PM in Dhaka, which is 8 AM in Rio de Janeiro — one of you starts early or stays late.
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.
| Dhaka | Rio de Janeiro | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 AM | 9 PM day before | Both off |
| 7 AM | 10 PM day before | Both off |
| 8 AM | 11 PM day before | Both off |
| 9 AM | 12 AM | Dhaka at work |
| 10 AM | 1 AM | Dhaka at work |
| 11 AM | 2 AM | Dhaka at work |
| 12 PM | 3 AM | Dhaka at work |
| 1 PM | 4 AM | Dhaka at work |
| 2 PM | 5 AM | Dhaka at work |
| 3 PM | 6 AM | Dhaka at work |
| 4 PM | 7 AM | Dhaka at work |
| 5 PM | 8 AM | Easiest time |
| 6 PM | 9 AM | Rio de Janeiro at work |
| 7 PM | 10 AM | Rio de Janeiro at work |
| 8 PM | 11 AM | Rio de Janeiro at work |
| 9 PM | 12 PM | Rio de Janeiro at work |
| 10 PM | 1 PM | Rio de Janeiro at work |
All year
The gap between Dhaka and Rio de Janeiro does not move during the year, so the table above holds all year.
Rio de Janeiro keeps the same clock as São Paulo.
Which days work
Dhaka works Sunday to Thursday and Rio de Janeiro 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 Rio de Janeiro's.
Questions people ask
12 AM in Rio de Janeiro, while Dhaka is 9 hours ahead.
5 PM in Dhaka, which is 8 AM in Rio de Janeiro. Their working days do not overlap, so this is the fairest time for both.
No. It stays 9 hours all year: the clocks either do not change or change on the same day in both.
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