DST and children
In order to alleviate the sufferings of people from the frequent power outages, the clock was advanced by one hour two months ago. The concerned minister said that the clock would be put back in October. Nevertheless, the DTS system remains unchanged up till today. On the other hand, power failure still remains a regular feature of day-to-day life all over the country. Hundreds of thousands of agitated people staged an angry demonstration against the frequent power disruption in the upazilas of Birganj, Thakurgaon, Gaibandha, Gobinganj, Netrokona and Mohonganj in Dinajpur district a couple of days ago. The locals alleged that for the last one month, they got electricity for only 2 to 3 hours in every 24 hours. This indicates that the situation of electricity remains the same as it was before. People in the Chittagong Hill Tracts also continued to go through the same situation. School children, parents and teachers have to undergo an ordeal every day as the children could not get up early in the morning. Besides, students could not get enough time to prepare for exams in the morning as they need to rush to the school. In this situation children are the worst victims here.
In order to alleviate the sufferings of these innocent victims (school children), the clock should be put back.
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