The ongoing mild cold wave along with light to moderate drizzling at different parts of the country has disrupted life and caused immense sufferings for the people, particularly low-income group.
Senior citizens and children are the worst suffers because of the bone-chilling cold wave along with moderate to thick fog that continues to blanket the sunlight in parts of the country from midnight to morning.
Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecast that temperature may dip further across country, as parts of the capital and a few places of Rajshahi, Khulna and Barishal divisions experienced light to moderate rain on Thursday.
In Chuadanga, people experienced a severe disruption in daily life as heavy rainfall amid the persisting cold wave affected the district. The district witnessed 19.4 mm rainfall on Thursday, paralysing normal activities.
The country’s lowest 8.0 degrees Celsius was recorded in Dinajpur.
According to BMD bulletin, the cold wave is sweeping different parts of the country, particularly Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions.
The district administrations in Kurigarm and Chuadanga have closed all educational institutions--primary and secondary levels—as temperature has dipped below 10 degrees Celsius.
Amid an adverse weather pattern, the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) on Tuesday in a circular said the administration can keep schools shut if the temperature of a district falls below 10 degrees Celsius.
According to a recent BMD bulletin, “Rain or thundershowers are expected in several areas, with Khulna and Barishal divisions likely to experience scattered showers. Isolated rain or thundershowers may occur in Rajshahi, Dhaka, and Chattogram divisions. Meanwhile, other regions can expect mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky.”
The bulletin also warns of moderate to thick fog in many areas from midnight to morning. A mild cold wave is currently sweeping the Rangpur division as well as Kishoreganj and Noagaon districts.
Transport sectors, including air navigation, inland river transport, and road communication, face disruptions due to foggy weather.
The foreign minister was scheduled to leave Dhaka for Uganda to attend a multilateral event, the Non-aligned Movement (NAM) summit in the early hours of Thursday but his flight could not take off due to dense fog.
Mahmud said his fixed meetings in Uganda are now under rescheduling as he will fly later.
Temperatures are expected to fall slightly in the north-northeastern regions, while remaining relatively stable in other parts of the country.
