Cold wave, fog disrupt communication in Ctg

Dense fog and cold wave largely paralysed life in Chattogram and its adjacent areas, causing disruption of air, water and road communications and bringing acute suffering to thousands of people.

Chattogram has witnessed severe cold with dense fog as a cold wave is sweeping over different parts of the region, said Mahamudul Islam, a meteorologist at the district Met Office. He said temperatures are likely to rise from Monday. 

The lowest temperature recorded in Chattogram was 14 degree Celsius at the city’s Patenga yesterday, Mahamudul said.

Many children and elderly people have been suffering badly from various cold-related diseases, Dr Kutub Uddin of Chattogram Medical College Hospital, told the news agency.

Homeless people were seen lighting fires to keep themselves warm, as the sun remained invisible yesterday morning due to dense fog.

Air traffic control room sources of Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport said dense fog disrupted flights‘ operations, as schedules of domestic and international flights were moved for one to three hours due to fog.

Omar Faruk, secretary of Chattogram Port Authority, said plying of all kinds of ships in the port channel remained suspended for two or three hours early yesterday.

Port authorities were compelled to impose a ban on movements of all vessels till 9am to and from Chattogram, owing to poor visibility, said radio control room of Chattogram port sources.