The government's daylight saving time (DST) formula to save electricity is yet to have the desired effect in improving power situation even after seven days of its introduction, as people have not changed their lifestyle while offices and business establishments are not following the directive properly.
The recently introduced daylight savings time (DST) has brought no comfort to the people, psychological or physical, as it has not changed anything ostensibly. Power outages continue as frequently and as erratically as before and shops and malls, barring some, do not put their shutters down till late in the evening.
With a heat wave sweeping the country for about a fortnight in the absence of usual monsoon rains, sufferings of the city dwellers have worsened due to frequent outages of power when they need it all the more.
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Shamsul Haque Tuku said 205 megawatts of electricity was saved on the first working day Sunday since the daylight saving time was launched.
Today's 11:00 PM will be 12:00 AM automatically by advancing an hour as part of the government initiated day light saving time for energy saving.
The cabinet decided today to introduce daylight saving time (DST) to bring forward the Bangladesh Standard Time by one hour from June 19 midnight.
Day advances by an hour in Bangladesh under an innovative light-saving plan being finalised by the government, which may come into effect from June after completion of the ensuing HSC examination, reports UNB.
