proposed changes to time zone "asia" file for Bangladesh
Danvin Ruangchan
danvin at apple.com
Fri Dec 25 00:09:40 UTC 2009
Perhaps we should properly create a DST rule for Dhaka? Seems like
this could potentially be a regular occurance, since the news mentions
DST will be turned off again 7 months after March 31st on Oct 31, 2010.
danvin
On Dec 24, 2009, at 3:03 PM, Arthur David Olson <olsona at elsie.nci.nih.gov
> wrote:
> Below are changes to the "asia" file to reflect news from Bangladesh.
> Since clocks are due to change with the year, these changes will
> appear
> in the ftp archive this coming Monday (2009-12-28) unless problems
> are found.
>
> --ado
>
> ------- asia -------
> *** /tmp/geta5692 Thu Dec 24 18:00:10 2009
> --- /tmp/getb5692 Thu Dec 24 18:00:10 2009
> ***************
> *** 1,4 ****
> ! # @(#)asia 8.48
> # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
> # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
>
> --- 1,4 ----
> ! # @(#)asia 8.49
> # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
> # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
>
> ***************
> *** 196,201 ****
> --- 196,219 ----
> # http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/bangladesh-to-continue-indefinitely-with-advanced-time_100259987.html
> # </a>
>
> + # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-12-24):
> + # According to Bangladesh newspaper "The Daily Star,"
> + # Bangladesh will change its clock back to Standard Time on Dec
> 31, 2009.
> + #
> + # Clock goes back 1-hr on Dec 31 night.
> + # <a href="http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=119228
> ">
> + # http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=119228
> + # </a>
> + # and
> + # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh05.html
> ">
> + # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh05.html
> + # </a>
> + #
> + # "...The government yesterday decided to put the clock back by
> one hour
> + # on December 31 midnight and the new time will continue until
> March 31,
> + # 2010 midnight. The decision came at a cabinet meeting at the Prime
> + # Minister's Office last night..."
> +
> # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
> Zone Asia/Dhaka 6:01:40 - LMT 1890
> 5:53:20 - HMT 1941 Oct # Howrah Mean Time?
> ***************
> *** 204,209 ****
> --- 222,229 ----
> 6:30 - BURT 1951 Sep 30
> 6:00 - DACT 1971 Mar 26 # Dacca Time
> 6:00 - BDT 2009 Jun 19 23:00 # Bangladesh Time
> + 6:00 1:00 BDST 2010
> + 6:00 - BDT 2010 Apr
> 6:00 1:00 BDST
>
> # Bhutan
>
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