Namaz Times in Dhaka, Bangladesh Today

Dhaka prayer times today — the capital's rhythm on the Buriganga

Search "namaz time Dhaka" from a rickshaw crossing the Buriganga in Old Dhaka, a high-rise lobby in Gulshan, or a garment factory floor in Mirpur, and the answer comes from the same sky: five daily prayers timed to the sun over 23.81°N, 90.41°E. Dhaka is one of the world's most densely populated cities, and its prayer times Dhaka residents check each morning structure a day that otherwise never quite stops — traffic on Mirpur Road, wholesale markets in Sadarghat, and the government offices around Motijheel all pause briefly at the same five points. This page recalculates Fajr, Sunrise, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha daily from the capital's own coordinates rather than a generic Bangladesh-wide estimate.

From the Mughal-era lanes around Lalbagh Fort to the modern towers of Banani and the sprawling industrial zones of Savar on the western fringe, the metropolitan area effectively shares one adhan schedule. The difference between Gulshan and Keraniganj is measured in seconds, not minutes, which is why Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, neighborhood jami' masjids in Dhanmondi, and factory prayer rooms in Tongi all publish the same table.

Fajr and Maghrib across a tropical capital

Fajr prayer time Dhaka arrives while the Buriganga is still dark and the first tea stalls of Old Dhaka begin steaming milk for pre-dawn customers. Because Dhaka sits near the Tropic of Cancer, seasonal swings in Fajr and Isha are moderate compared with cities further north — summer dawns come earlier, but the gap never reaches the extremes seen in Europe or Central Asia. Maghrib follows sunset over the flat Gangetic plain, and on clear evenings the adhan from mosques near Sadarghat reaches ferry crews tying up for the night along the riverfront.

Asr prayer time Dhaka during the working day

Asr prayer time Dhaka often lands in the thick of the afternoon rush, when schoolchildren leave campuses in Dhanmondi and office staff in Motijheel consider whether to pray before the commute home. This page follows the Hanafi juristic method for Asr shadow length, the convention used across Bangladesh, so times here should match mosque boards in Uttara, Farmgate, and Jatrabari that follow the same school.

University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi: the method behind Dhaka's schedule

The University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi calculation — Fajr at 18° below the horizon and Isha at 18° — is the standard reference across Bangladesh and much of South Asia. Bangladesh does not observe daylight saving time, so the Asia/Dhaka timezone stays fixed at UTC+6 year-round; a summer Maghrib near 6:45 p.m. and a winter one closer to 5:30 p.m. both reflect real solar movement, not a clock adjustment. If your phone shows a different Fajr by several minutes, check whether it defaults to Muslim World League or Egyptian Survey angles instead of the Karachi method used here.

Small gaps between neighborhood mosques are almost always iqama delay — the interval congregations leave between adhan and the start of prayer — rather than a different underlying calculation. Dhaka's own coordinates anchor every figure on this page.

Jummah prayer time Dhaka

Jummah prayer time Dhaka replaces Dhuhr for those attending Friday congregation. Baitul Mukarram National Mosque draws thousands from across the city, while historic mosques in Old Dhaka — including the Star Mosque and the Armenian Church quarter's nearby jami' masjids — fill quickly after the khutbah begins. Traffic on Elephant Road, Gulistan, and the airport road builds sharply in the hour before Jummah, and many residents plan to arrive twenty minutes early rather than risk missing the opening takbir.

Ramadan in Dhaka: Suhoor in Old Dhaka, Iftar on the rooftop

During Ramadan, households across Dhaka track Fajr prayer time Dhaka to close Suhoor, with Old Dhaka's Biriyani lanes and Chawkbazar serving haleem and paratha until the last minutes before dawn. Iftar follows Maghrib, and rooftop gatherings in Dhanmondi and Banani are a city tradition — families spread dates and pitha as the adhan sounds. Charitable iftar tables appear outside mosques in Mirpur and Mohammadpur for rickshaw pullers and day labourers who cannot reach home before sunset. Because Dhaka's latitude keeps Maghrib shifts moderate through the month, fasting hours stay relatively steady compared with northern Bangladesh.

Life along the Buriganga and beyond

Dhaka's identity is tied to its rivers. Ferry operators on the Buriganga time their last crossings around Maghrib, while wholesale traders at Sadarghat coordinate unloading with Dhuhr breaks. In Gulshan and Banani, expatriate communities and embassy staff use the same schedule as garment workers in Ashulia — a rare shared clock in a city otherwise divided by neighbourhood and income.

University students at Dhaka University and BUET plan library sessions around Asr, and the Shahbagh area goes quiet briefly at Dhuhr as professors and protesters alike pause for prayer. Dhaka's notorious traffic makes many residents build a buffer of ten to fifteen minutes before Jummah or Maghrib into their commute planning, especially along the Mohakhali-Gulistan corridor.

Qibla direction and travel from Dhaka

From Dhaka, the Qibla points west-south-west toward Makkah; use our Qibla direction tool for an accurate bearing in high-rise apartments in Gulshan or Banani, where steel framing can throw off a phone compass. If you split time between Dhaka and other Bangladeshi cities, compare schedules with Chittagong prayer times on the coast or Narayanganj prayer times just south of the capital — Dhuhr stays close, but Fajr and Maghrib shift with latitude. For Ramadan and Eid planning, see the Hijri calendar alongside the monthly table above.

Questions people ask about Dhaka prayer times

Do Gulshan and Old Dhaka share the same prayer times?

Yes. The coordinate difference across Dhaka's urban area is small enough that Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha are effectively identical citywide; any gap you see between mosques is iqama timing, not a different calculation.

Why does my phone show a different Fajr than this page?

Most apps let you pick a calculation method. This page uses University of Islamic Sciences, Karachi at 18°/18°, the standard in Bangladesh; apps defaulting to Muslim World League or Umm Al-Qura will show a few minutes' difference.

Does Dhaka observe daylight saving time?

No. Bangladesh stays on Asia/Dhaka at UTC+6 all year, so any shift in Maghrib clock time from month to month reflects the real solar calendar, not a seasonal clock change.

Neighbourhood rhythms across a sprawling capital

In Mirpur, cricket enthusiasts pause evening nets at Maghrib before resuming under floodlights, while in Farmgate, bus conductors call last boarding at Dhuhr before the midday heat peaks. Keraniganj's handloom weavers on the Buriganga's southern bank time their loom breaks around Asr, and Tongi's export-processing zone factories run shift changes aligned with the same table published here. Despite Dhaka's size and sprawl, the entire metropolis moves to one shared clock five times a day.