DHAKA (Dhaka) (dhaka) is used in Bangladesh. The IANA timezone identifier is Asia/Dhaka.

Central Standard Time (cst) is used in USA. The IANA timezone identifier is America/Chicago.

DHAKA to CST Time Converter

DHAKA (Dhaka) → Central Standard Time

DHAKA = UTC+6CST = UTC-5

⚠️ CST is ambiguous — on this page it means Central Standard Time. It also refers to:

DHAKA → China Standard Time (Beijing) ↗DHAKA → Cuba Standard Time (Havana) ↗

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BASE

09:00

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00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

CST (Chicago)

USA · -11h

22:00-1 day

London

United Kingdom · -5h

04:00

New York

USA · -10h

23:00-1 day

Tokyo

Japan · +3h

12:00

Dubai

United Arab Emirates · -2h

07:00

Time difference: Dhaka and CST (Chicago)

Dhaka is 11 hours ahead of CST (Chicago). When it's noon in Dhaka, it's 01:00 in CST (Chicago).

Dhaka runs on Asia/Dhaka; CST (Chicago) runs on America/Chicago. Together they are 11 hours apart.

Business hours comparison

There is no business hours overlap between Dhaka and CST (Chicago) during standard working hours (9:00–17:00). Meetings would require one party to work outside normal hours.

Best call times between these locations

Dhaka and CST (Chicago) have no shared working window. These slots minimize out-of-hours disruption for both sides.

16:00 Dhaka / 05:00 Chicago⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 4h before working hours in Chicago

20:00 Dhaka / 09:00 Chicago⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 4h after working hours in Dhaka

15:00 Dhaka / 04:00 Chicago⚡ One side off-hours

⚠️ 5h before working hours in Chicago

Working hours defined as 09:00–17:00 local time for each location.

Public holidays this year

⚡ Upcoming holidays in both locations, confirm with your contact before booking.

Dhaka3 holidays

Aug 5July Mass Uprising Day

Dec 16Victory Day

Dec 25Christmas Day

CST (Chicago)7 holidays

Jul 3Independence DaySOON

Sep 7Labour Day

Oct 12Columbus Day

Oct 12Indigenous Peoples' Day

Nov 11Veterans Day

Dhaka and CST (Chicago) — practical scheduling

Teams in Dhaka (Bangladesh) and CST (Chicago) (USA) deal with a 11-hour gap that pushes their working days apart. Real-time meetings always require someone to stretch outside the standard 9–5.

💡 Practical scheduling guidelines

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A 16:00 meeting in Dhaka means 05:00 in CST (Chicago) (4h before working hours in Chicago).

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A 20:00 meeting in Dhaka means 09:00 in CST (Chicago) (4h after working hours in Dhaka).

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A 15:00 meeting in Dhaka means 04:00 in CST (Chicago) (5h before working hours in Chicago).

With no shared business hours, these slots distribute the scheduling burden as evenly as possible between both locations.

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Need a specific time? Use the slider or type directly into the input bar — it understands "3pm", "15:30", and location-specific formats like "9am Dhaka".

DHAKA (Dhaka) ↔ CST (Chicago)

No overlap — one side will join outside working hours

DHAKA (Dhaka)

CST (Chicago)