Bangladesh operates on Bangladesh Standard Time (BST), which is 6 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+6). The entire country follows a single timezone and does not observe daylight saving time.
Major cities including Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, and Sylhet all follow BST. Bangladesh shares its timezone with Bhutan, Kyrgyzstan, and parts of Russia (Omsk Time).
Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world, with over 170 million people in an area smaller than Iowa. The Sundarbans, shared with India, is the world's largest mangrove forest and home to the Bengal tiger. Bangladesh is the world's second-largest garment exporter and the country where cricket is the most popular sport.