From db11419de481f24ce00c3a62b7d80786ad8a12df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Arthur David Olson Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:56:24 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Bangladesh update SCCS-file: asia SCCS-SID: 8.57 --- asia | 40 +++++++++------------------------------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-) diff --git a/asia b/asia index 2e3673b..65a5939 100644 --- a/asia +++ b/asia @@ -214,42 +214,20 @@ Zone Asia/Bahrain 3:22:20 - LMT 1920 # Al Manamah # 2010 midnight. The decision came at a cabinet meeting at the Prime # Minister's Office last night..." -# From Danvin Ruangchan (2009-12-24): -# ...the news mentions DST will be turned off again 7 months after March -# 31st on Oct 31, 2010. - -# From Arthur David Olson (2009-12-26): -# Indeed, "The government will advance again the Banglasdesh Standard -# Time by one one hour on March 31 next year by enforcing the Daylight -# Saving Time (DST) for seven months. It will continue till October 31 -# until further notice." I take that last sentence as the -# establishment of a rule. - -# From Nobutomo Nakano (2010-02-19): -# We received a report from Bangladesh saying that the start/end of -# Bangladesh DST is incorrect. Currently we have only the Bengali version -# of the official mail from BTRC which describes the following: -# -# "From 2010 each year when local standard time is about to reach -# March 31 at 10:59:00 PM clocks are turned forward 1 hour (11:59:00 PM) -# and when local daylight time is about to October 31 at 11:59:00 PM -# clocks are turned backward 1 hour (10:59:00 PM)." -# -# So, DST will start/end 1 minute earlier. - -# From Arthur David Olson (2010-03-03): -# The file -# -# http://www.cabinet.gov/bd/file_upload/news_events/en_169.pdf +# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2010-03-22): +# According to Bangladesh newspaper "The Daily Star," +# Cabinet cancels Daylight Saving Time +# +# http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/latest_news.php?nid=22817 +# +# or +# +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh06.html # -# is in Bengali; it does contain two "31"s as well as two "11.59"s and a "10.59" -# which is consistent with the information provided by Nobutomo Nakano. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Dhaka 2009 only - Jun 19 23:00 1:00 S Rule Dhaka 2009 only - Dec 31 23:59 0 - -Rule Dhaka 2010 max - Mar 31 22:59 1:00 S -Rule Dhaka 2010 max - Oct 31 23:59 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Dhaka 6:01:40 - LMT 1890