How are prayer times calculated for Dhaka?
Dhaka lies at a latitude of about 23.81°N, in Dhaka Division. Because prayer times depend on the position of the sun at a given location, the timings here are calculated specifically for these coordinates rather than borrowed from another town.
Today the sun rises at 05:56 and Maghrib falls at 17:29, giving 11h 32m between the two. As the year turns this daylight window lengthens and shortens, which is why Fajr (currently 04:41) and Isha (currently 18:45) shift gradually from week to week.
When praying in Dhaka, the Qibla is faced towards the Kaaba in Makkah, which lies on a bearing of 278° from here, roughly to the west — a great-circle distance of about 5,172 km.
Prayer times in Dhaka are very close to those in neighbouring towns, though they differ by a minute or two with distance. Nearby you can also check Sylhet (191 km) and Chittagong (214 km).