A mild cold wave is sweeping across the country as the mercury dropped slightly, forcing people to limit their outdoor activities in many districts. Friday’s lowest temperature was recorded 8.4 Degree Celsius in Chuadanga which was the lowest temperature recorded in the country.
However, the Met office said that although the actual temperature was 8.4 Degrees Celsius, it felt like bellow 5 Degree Celsius in the district.
The lowest temperature on Thursday was also recorded 7.9 degree Celsius in Chuadanga with the bitter cold, and the cold waves sweep through the district.
Md Rakbul Hasan, senior observer of Chuadanga Met office, said that lowest temperature of the country was recorded in Chuadanga on Thursday and Friday. It may continue for next two to three days.
People of Chuandanga and the surrounding districts having been experiencing bone-throbbing cold for the last four days and the condition of low-income group people has turned miserable. The number of cold related-disease patients have also risen in the hospitals of the district.
With a sudden, large dip in Mercury, sufferings of the children and elderly aged people has been intensified and they are learnt to be attacked in winter related diseases.
At the same time, sufferings of low-income group of people have also increased as the day-labourers, farmers and daily wage earners were not being able to visit their work place due to the extreme cold.
Chuadanga District Administration, however, distributed warm clothes among low income group of people of various areas on Wednesday night.
Nazrul Islam Sarker, Deputy Commissioner of Chuadanga informed that warm clothes distribution would be continued in phases among all homeless and wretched people of all places of the district.
Meanwhile, 22 patients suffering from cold diarrhoea have been admitted to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital till Thursday. Moreover, 100 more patients attacked with various cold related diseases have also been admitted to the hospital during the same time.
Samadul Haque, Officer-in-Charge of Chuadanga Meteorological Office informed the temperature in Chuadanga is likely to remain low during next two or three days.
