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@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.
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------- 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-indefini... # </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
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