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Convert Bangladesh Standard Time to Nepal Time

Instantly convert Bangladesh Standard Time (BST) to Nepal Time (NPT) with our free online calculator.

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Bangladesh Standard Time

11:20:53 AM

Wed, Jun 24 (BST)

Nepal Time

11:05:53 AM

Wed, Jun 24 (NPT)

NPT is -0.25 hours from BST

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24-Hour Comparison

BSTNPT
12:00 AM11.75:00 PM(-1d)
1:00 AM0.75:00 AM
2:00 AM1.75:00 AM
3:00 AM2.75:00 AM
4:00 AM3.75:00 AM
5:00 AM4.75:00 AM
6:00 AM5.75:00 AM
7:00 AM6.75:00 AM
8:00 AM7.75:00 AM
9:00 AM8.75:00 AM
10:00 AM9.75:00 AM
11:00 AM10.75:00 AM
12:00 PM11.75:00 AM
1:00 PM0.75:00 PM
2:00 PM1.75:00 PM
3:00 PM2.75:00 PM
4:00 PM3.75:00 PM
5:00 PM4.75:00 PM
6:00 PM5.75:00 PM
7:00 PM6.75:00 PM
8:00 PM7.75:00 PM
9:00 PM8.75:00 PM
10:00 PM9.75:00 PM
11:00 PM10.75:00 PM

How to Convert Bangladesh Standard Time to Nepal Time

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To convert Bangladesh Standard Time (BST) to Nepal Time (NPT): Convert BST to NPT

About Bangladesh Standard Time (BST)

Bangladesh Standard Time (BST, IANA: Asia/Dhaka) is the civil time of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, set at UTC+6:00 year-round. Bangladesh introduced Daylight Saving Time in 2009 (clocks advanced one hour) but abolished it later in 2009 after public confusion + religious-prayer-time complications. BST is identical in offset to Bhutan Time (BTT), Kyrgyzstan Time (KGT), Omsk Time (Russian Federation Yekaterinburg region), and Vostok Antarctica Time — facilitating cross-Central-Asia + South-Asia coordination. The 'BST' abbreviation is ambiguous globally — it also stands for British Summer Time (UTC+1), so in international aviation/business contexts the IANA identifier 'Asia/Dhaka' is preferred. BST serves approximately 170 million Bangladeshi people across 8 divisions + 64 districts. Major cities: Dhaka (10M city, 22M metro — the world's 4th most populous city after Tokyo/Delhi/Shanghai), Chittagong (2.6M city, 5.5M metro — main seaport on the Bay of Bengal), Khulna (660K), Rajshahi (450K), Sylhet (480K), Barisal (330K), Rangpur (340K), Mymensingh (260K). Affects: Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) trading hours, garment-industry shift scheduling (textile manufacturing is Bangladesh's largest export industry).

About Nepal Time (NPT)

Nepal Time (NPT, IANA: Asia/Kathmandu) is the civil time of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, set at UTC+5:45 — one of only three time zones in the world with a 45-minute offset (along with Chatham Islands New Zealand UTC+12:45 and Eucla Western Australia UTC+8:45). NPT does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The 45-minute offset is preserved because Nepal's central meridian (~86.5°E) is between India Standard Time (IST = UTC+5:30) and Bangladesh Standard Time (BST = UTC+6:00), and Nepal historically chose to set its civil time to the local mean solar time of the Gauri Shankar peak in eastern Nepal (a national symbolic-geography choice in 1986). The 45-minute offset has practical advantages — Nepal pilots' radio communications with regional ATC are easier to deconflict from Indian-airspace traffic clocked in IST. NPT serves approximately 30 million Nepalese people across 7 provinces. Major cities: Kathmandu (1M city, 2.7M metro — capital and gateway to Mount Everest), Pokhara (300K — gateway to Annapurna treks), Lalitpur (290K), Bharatpur (280K). Affects: Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) trading hours, Mount Everest spring-summit-window climbing-permit timings, Pashupatinath Temple cremation ceremony schedules.

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