Prayer Times in Chittagong, Bangladesh

Praying in Chittagong

Chittagong — officially Chattogram — is Bangladesh's great port city, a humid metropolis of over 5 million people where the Karnaphuli River meets the Bay of Bengal. For centuries it was the maritime gateway of Bengal: Arab traders anchored here a thousand years ago, the Portuguese built a settlement in the 1500s, and today its container port handles nearly all of the country's trade. The hills around the city hold the shrines of Sufi saints, including Bayazid Bostami, whose shrine pond is famous for its tortoises.

The city's oldest mosque, the Anderkilla Shahi Jame Mosque, was built by the Mughals in 1667 on a hilltop in the old town — its name means 'inner fort', and sailors once used it as a landmark. Chittagong's prayer rhythm follows the Bay of Bengal's seasons: the monsoon months bring dramatic 4:00 AM dawns in June with Fajr near 3:45 AM, while winter mornings are cool and misty with Fajr around 5:15 AM. During Ramadan, the port city's iftar markets are legendary — GEC Circle and Chawkbazar fill with piaju, beguni, chola and jilapi, and the ship-breaking yards of nearby Sitakunda fall silent as workers break their fast at Maghrib.

🧭 Qibla Direction from Chittagong

From Chittagong, Bangladesh, the Qibla points 279.3° clockwise from true north — facing west (W). This is the great-circle bearing computed from Chittagong's coordinates (22.3569°, 91.7832°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).

279.3° W

Hold your phone flat with a compass app: turn until the needle points 279.3° clockwise from north. Keep metal objects away for an accurate reading.

Chittagong — key facts

City

Chittagong, Bangladesh

Coordinates

22.3569° N, 91.7832° E

Timezone

Asia/Dhaka

Population

over 5 million in the metro area

Notable mosque

Anderkilla Shahi Jame Mosque (1667, Mughal era)

Landmark

Patenga Beach and the Karnaphuli River

Qibla direction

279.3° (W, west)

Calculation method

Muslim World League (default; changeable above)

Hijri date today

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Calculation method & data source

Times on this page are computed by the Aladhan prayer-times API (free, no key required) for Chittagong's coordinates (22.3569, 91.7832), using the Muslim World League method (method 3) by default. You can switch to another convention — Karachi, ISNA, Egypt, Makkah, Turkey (Diyanet), Singapore and more — with the dropdown above; your choice is remembered on this device.

Published timetables and local mosques in Chittagong may differ by a few minutes because they sometimes apply their own adjustments or a different method. When in doubt, follow your local mosque.

FAQs — prayer times in Chittagong

Which direction is the Qibla from Chittagong?

From Chittagong, the Qibla is 279.3° clockwise from true north — facing west (W). It is computed as the great-circle bearing from Chittagong's coordinates (22.3569°, 91.7832°) to the Kaaba in Mecca (21.4225°N, 39.8262°E).

What is the Anderkilla Shahi Jame Mosque?

The Anderkilla Shahi Jame Mosque was built in 1667 by the Mughal governor Shaista Khan on top of a hill in the old city — 'Anderkilla' means 'inner fort'. Its elevated position made it a landmark for sailors entering the port, and it remains one of Chittagong's most important congregational mosques.

What calculation method is used for Chittagong prayer times?

This page uses the Muslim World League method by default, computed via the free Aladhan API from Chittagong's coordinates. You can switch to Karachi, ISNA, Egypt, Makkah, Turkey (Diyanet) and other methods with the dropdown above — your choice is saved on your device.

Why do these times differ slightly from my local mosque in Chittagong?

Mosques sometimes apply their own adjustments — a different calculation method, added safety minutes, or a fixed timetable. A difference of a few minutes is normal; when in doubt, follow your local mosque in Chittagong.