Winter chill bites poor
A moderate cold wave continued to shiver people in different parts of the country yesterday, disrupting normal life.
Many people, especially the poor, were struggling to secure their daily bread as they could not come out of their houses due to the inclement weather.
An official at Bangladesh Meteorological Department said the cold spell is likely to continue today in Dhaka, Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions and some other districts. However, the mercury may rise slightly in Dhaka tomorrow.
The country's lowest temperature yesterday was recorded at 6.7 degrees Celsius in Sagarpara of Rajshahi. The lowest temperature recorded in the capital was 13.4 degrees Celsius.
Some areas in Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions have been experiencing a mild to moderate cold wave, said the Met official.
The temperature ranging between eight and 10 degrees Celsius is considered a mild cold wave, while the temperature between six and eight degrees Celsius is considered moderate. Anything below the range is a severe cold wave, he mentioned.
Biting cold coupled with wind and dense fog has almost paralysed normal life in Thakurgaon and Panchagarh since Sunday, reports our Thakurgaon correspondent.
Our Kurigram correspondent adds: Many children and elderly people were admitted to Kurigram Sadar Hospital with cold-related diseases, said Dr Nazrul Islam, resident medical officer of the hospital.
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