DST
Much is being written on the subject in most dailies as well as your "To The Editor" page. Unfortunately, the ideas put forward in your daily on 25th. October by a writer are somewhat divorced from realities.
He states, and I quote “Most countries near the equator don't deviate from the "Standard Time.” However, Bangladesh is in the Temperate Zone, at most it may be called a semi-temperate country. The Tropic of Capricorn passes over Narayanganj and except for some less populated districts in the South, most of Bangladesh lies in the temperate zone!
Given this real geographical fact we can rightfully deviate from Standard Time! Secondly, asking other countries is not the way out. Since within the same latitude as Bangladesh; the time is a function of longitude and since time is a function of longitude related to the accepted time based on GMT; this cannot be a realistic solution. It will only lead to further confusion, rather than provide any solution!
In my considered opinion, Daylight Saving Time (DST) is appropriate in Bangladesh in winter, when days are short, to enable us to maximise the utilisation of whatever daylight hours are available. In summer we can advance the clock by a further hour to utilise the longer daylight hours available. This can possibly save one hour of electricity, all of which comes from scarce natural gas and imported liquid fuel. After all, for a poor country, any saving is better than no saving.
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