Qibla direction in Bangladesh
The Qibla in Bangladesh lies towards the west. Depending on the city the angle from true north ranges from 274.5° in Panchagarh to 280.7° in Teknāf, and the Kaaba is between 4,933 km and 5,416 km away. The table gives the exact bearing for 135 cities.
Stand facing true north, then turn clockwise by the angle of your city. A phone compass shows magnetic north, which in Bangladesh can differ from true north by a few degrees; our Qibla finder corrects this automatically when your phone reports true heading.
Why the Qibla changes across the country
Between the cities in the table the Qibla angle varies by 6.2°. Shibganj is the closest to the Kaaba (4,933 km) and Teknāf the farthest (5,416 km). The farther apart two cities are, the more their bearings to Makkah diverge, which is why the angle of the capital, 277.7°, should not be used everywhere.
Inside a mosque, the mihrab already shows the Qibla. Elsewhere, a compass app, the position of the sun or our Qibla finder can be used; scholars agree that facing the general direction is enough when the exact angle cannot be known.
Qibla in Bangladesh: questions
What is the Qibla direction in Dhaka?
277.7° from true north, towards the west, 5,173 km from the Kaaba.
Which city in Bangladesh is closest to Makkah?
Shibganj, 4,933 km from the Kaaba, among the 135 cities listed.
Does a phone compass show the right Qibla?
Only if it is calibrated and corrected for magnetic declination. Turn the phone in a figure 8 and keep it away from metal; our Qibla finder uses the true heading when the phone provides it.
| City | Qibla | Direction | Distance to Makkah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashuganj City | 277.5° | west | 5,229 km |
| Ayla Patakata | 279.0° | west | 5,177 km |
| Badarganj | 275.3° | west | 5,012 km |
| Bagerhat | 278.5° | west | 5,127 km |
| Bājitpur | 277.3° | west | 5,220 km |
| Bāndarban | 279.5° | west | 5,382 km |
| Baniachang | 277.2° | west | 5,257 km |
| Barishal | 278.6° | west | 5,185 km |
| Bera | 277.1° | west | 5,090 km |
| Bhairab Bāzār | 277.5° | west | 5,225 km |
| Bhāndāria | 278.7° | west | 5,157 km |
| Bhanga | 277.8° | west | 5,135 km |
| Bhatara | 277.6° | west | 5,176 km |
| Bhātpāra Abhaynagar | 278.1° | west | 5,086 km |
| Bherāmāra | 276.9° | west | 5,026 km |
| Bhola District | 278.7° | west | 5,213 km |
| Bibir Hat | 279.0° | west | 5,329 km |
| Bogura | 276.2° | west | 5,053 km |
| Brāhmanbāria | 277.6° | west | 5,240 km |
| Burhānuddin | 278.9° | west | 5,224 km |
| Burirchar | 279.1° | west | 5,178 km |
| Chāndpur | 278.2° | west | 5,205 km |
| Char Bhadrāsan | 278.0° | west | 5,161 km |
| Charāmaddi | 278.7° | west | 5,192 km |
| Chhāgalnāiya | 278.6° | west | 5,295 km |
| Chhātak | 276.8° | west | 5,281 km |
| Chilmāri | 275.7° | west | 5,075 km |
| Chittagong | 279.3° | west | 5,340 km |
| Comilla | 278.1° | west | 5,255 km |
| Cox’s Bāzār | 280.1° | west | 5,375 km |
| Dhaka | 277.7° | west | 5,173 km |
| Dinajpur | 275.2° | west | 4,971 km |
| Dohār | 277.7° | west | 5,148 km |
| Dohazāri | 279.5° | west | 5,367 km |
| Farīdpur | 277.6° | west | 5,117 km |
| Feni | 278.6° | west | 5,284 km |
| Gafargaon | 277.0° | west | 5,178 km |
| Gaurnadi | 278.3° | west | 5,166 km |
| Gazipur | 277.4° | west | 5,170 km |
| Gopālganj | 278.0° | west | 5,145 km |
| Gulshan | 277.6° | west | 5,172 km |
| Habiganj | 277.3° | west | 5,264 km |
| Habirbāri | 277.1° | west | 5,164 km |
| Hājīganj | 278.2° | west | 5,225 km |
| Hāthazāri | 279.1° | west | 5,335 km |
| Ishwardi | 276.9° | west | 5,032 km |
| Jamalpur | 276.4° | west | 5,110 km |
| Jāmirdia | 277.1° | west | 5,163 km |
| Jessore | 277.8° | west | 5,060 km |
| Jessore Cantonment | 277.8° | west | 5,056 km |
| Jhingergācha | 277.9° | west | 5,049 km |
| Joypur Hāt | 275.9° | west | 5,016 km |
| Kafrul | 277.6° | west | 5,168 km |
| Kālia | 278.1° | west | 5,105 km |
| Kaliakair | 277.3° | west | 5,149 km |
| Kālīganj | 277.6° | west | 5,049 km |
| Karnaphuli | 279.1° | west | 5,374 km |
| Kesabpur | 278.1° | west | 5,065 km |
| Khagrachhari | 278.6° | west | 5,340 km |
| Khulna | 278.3° | west | 5,102 km |
| Kishorganj | 277.1° | west | 5,200 km |
| Kushtia | 277.1° | west | 5,040 km |
| Lākshām | 278.3° | west | 5,252 km |
| Lakshmīpur | 278.5° | west | 5,228 km |
| Lālmohan | 279.0° | west | 5,228 km |
| Lalmonirhat | 275.2° | west | 5,049 km |
| Lāma | 279.9° | west | 5,389 km |
| Madaripur | 278.1° | west | 5,161 km |
| Maijdi | 278.6° | west | 5,256 km |
| Manikchari | 278.8° | west | 5,332 km |
| Mānikganj | 277.4° | west | 5,131 km |
| Mathba | 278.9° | west | 5,150 km |
| Mātuail | 277.7° | west | 5,178 km |
| Maulavi Bāzār | 277.3° | west | 5,299 km |
| Mehendiganj | 278.5° | west | 5,199 km |
| Mirzāpur | 277.2° | west | 5,136 km |
| Mohammadpur | 275.9° | west | 4,968 km |
| Morrelgonj | 278.7° | west | 5,137 km |
| Muktāgācha | 276.6° | west | 5,143 km |
| Mymensingh | 276.7° | west | 5,158 km |
| Nabīnagar | 277.7° | west | 5,227 km |
| Nāgarpur | 277.2° | west | 5,114 km |
| Nageswari | 275.3° | west | 5,073 km |
| Nālchiti | 278.6° | west | 5,176 km |
| Naogaon | 276.2° | west | 5,011 km |
| Narail | 277.9° | west | 5,089 km |
| Narayanganj | 277.8° | west | 5,184 km |
| Narsingdi | 277.6° | west | 5,201 km |
| Natona | 279.1° | west | 5,162 km |
| Natore | 276.6° | west | 5,020 km |
| Nawābganj | 276.2° | west | 4,946 km |
| Netrakona | 276.7° | west | 5,189 km |
| Nogor Noluakot | 277.3° | west | 5,203 km |
| Pābna | 277.0° | west | 5,051 km |
| Pālang | 278.1° | west | 5,175 km |
| Panchagarh | 274.5° | west | 4,957 km |
| Paotana Hat | 275.5° | west | 5,057 km |
| Parbatipur | 275.3° | west | 5,000 km |
| Patiya | 279.4° | west | 5,355 km |
| Patuakhali | 278.9° | west | 5,188 km |
| Phultala | 278.4° | west | 5,098 km |
| Pīrgaaj | 274.9° | west | 4,941 km |
| Pirojpur | 278.6° | west | 5,147 km |
| Puthia | 276.6° | west | 5,005 km |
| Rāipur | 278.4° | west | 5,220 km |
| Rajshahi | 276.5° | west | 4,982 km |
| Rāmganj | 278.3° | west | 5,227 km |
| Rangamati | 279.1° | west | 5,371 km |
| Rangpur City | 275.3° | west | 5,031 km |
| Raojān | 279.1° | west | 5,345 km |
| Saidpur | 275.2° | west | 4,995 km |
| Sakhipur | 277.0° | west | 5,140 km |
| Sandwīp | 279.0° | west | 5,298 km |
| Sarankhola | 278.8° | west | 5,133 km |
| Sarishābāri | 276.5° | west | 5,101 km |
| Sātkania | 279.6° | west | 5,366 km |
| Sātkhira | 278.3° | west | 5,053 km |
| Savar Upazila | 277.5° | west | 5,155 km |
| Shahbazpur Town | 277.6° | west | 5,245 km |
| Shāhzādpur | 277.0° | west | 5,085 km |
| Sherpur | 276.3° | west | 5,116 km |
| Shibganj | 276.1° | west | 5,047 km |
| Shibganj | 276.0° | west | 4,933 km |
| Sirajganj | 276.7° | west | 5,092 km |
| Sonargaon | 277.8° | west | 5,195 km |
| Srimangal | 277.5° | west | 5,297 km |
| Sunāmganj | 276.7° | west | 5,254 km |
| Sylhet | 277.0° | west | 5,303 km |
| Taluker Char Doani | 279.0° | west | 5,151 km |
| Tangail | 277.0° | west | 5,116 km |
| Teknāf | 280.7° | west | 5,416 km |
| Thakurgaon | 274.8° | west | 4,951 km |
| Tongi | 277.5° | west | 5,170 km |
| Tungipara | 278.3° | west | 5,134 km |
| Uttar Char Fasson | 279.1° | west | 5,228 km |