Dhaka to Kota Kinabalu: time difference
Kota Kinabalu is 2 h ahead of Dhaka. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Dhaka 16:41 4:41 PM Kota Kinabalu 18:41 6:41 PM You –:–
16:41 4:41 PM
Bangladesh Standard Time · UTC+6
☀️ 05:54 · 🌙 17:38
18:41 6:41 PM
Malaysia Time · UTC+8
☀️ 06:03 · 🌙 18:04
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+2 h
Kota Kinabalu is 2 h ahead of Dhaka.
When you, Dhaka and Kota Kinabalu are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇧🇩 Dhaka
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu
2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇧🇩 Dhaka | 🇲🇾 Kota Kinabalu |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:41 | 18:41 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 10, 2026 | Saturday, October 10, 2026 |
| Time zone | Bangladesh Standard Time | Malaysia Time |
| UTC offset | UTC+6 | UTC+8 |
| Offset from Dhaka | — | +2 h |
| IANA zone | Asia/Dhaka | Asia/Kuching |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | Not observed |
| Sunrise | 05:54 | 06:03 |
| Sunset | 17:38 | 18:04 |
| Daylight | 11 h 44 min | 12 h 1 min |
| People on this clock | 21,741,000 | 500,425 |
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Dhaka and Kota Kinabalu: common questions
How many hours ahead of Dhaka is Kota Kinabalu?
The clocks in Kota Kinabalu are 2 hours ahead of those in Dhaka (UTC+8 and UTC+6).
If it is 9:00 AM in Dhaka, what time is it in Kota Kinabalu?
At 9:00 AM in Dhaka, clocks in Kota Kinabalu show 11:00 AM.
What time is it in Kota Kinabalu at the end of the working day in Dhaka?
The working day in Dhaka ends at 6:00 PM; in Kota Kinabalu it is 8:00 PM at that moment.
When is a good time to call Kota Kinabalu from Dhaka?
Between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM in Dhaka – that is 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM in Kota Kinabalu – both places are within working hours (9:00 AM–6:00 PM).
When does the date change in Kota Kinabalu compared with Dhaka?
The new day starts in Kota Kinabalu earlier: at 10:00 PM in Dhaka it is already midnight there. Until 2:00 AM in Kota Kinabalu, Dhaka is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Dhaka and Kota Kinabalu change during the year?
No, the clocks change neither in Dhaka nor in Kota Kinabalu, so the gap is 2 hours all year round.
