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The main purpose of this page is to list the current standard time offsets of different countries, territories and regions. Information on daylight saving time or historical changes in offsets can be found in the individual offset articles (e.g. UTC+01:00) or the country-specific time articles (e.g. Time in Russia).
On 15 September 1951, Dacca Time (DACT) was introduced in East Bengal, which was UTC+06:00 achieved by subtracting 30 minutes from UTC+06:30. This is the official time zone in use today. [1] [3] On 30 September 1951, Dacca Time was officially implemented in East Bengal. [4]
The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, and the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico. Eastern Standard Time ( EST ) is five hours behind Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC−05:00 ).
The train runs between Dhaka and Sylhet, passing through districts such as Gazipur, Narsingdi, Kishoreganj, Brahmanbaria, Habiganj, and Maulavibazar. [citation needed] It departs from Kamalapur Railway Station at 06:20 AM (Bangladesh Standard Time) and arrives in Sylhet at 01:00 PM. On the return trip, it departs from Sylhet at 03:45 PM and ...
Now its running Chapainawabganj-Rajashahi to Dhaka. The train has modern facilities like bio-toilet, recliner chair, Wi-Fi connections, LED display, and save at least one and a half hour journey time than those of the existing three express trains plying between Dhaka and Rajshahi.
Bangladesh Railway long aimed to introduce a commuter train service to facilitate quicker travel for the working population of Narayanganj to and from Dhaka.Shortly after the arrival of DEMU trains from China, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Narayanganj Commuter service at Kamalapur railway station on 24 April 2013.
Dhaka has also hosted the South Asian Games three times, in 1985, 1993 and 2010. Dhaka is the first city to host the games three times. The Bangabandhu National Stadium was the main venue for all three editions. [290] Dhaka also hosted the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, along with Chittagong and Sylhet, in 2014. [291]
Kurigram Express (Train no. 797-798) is a non-stop intercity train that runs between Dhaka (capital of Bangladesh) and the northern Kurigram District. This train provides a more effective connection between the capital and northern Bengal.