Cold, Fog Disrupt Life:Daily Star

A plane lands in Dhaka in the foggy morning yesterday as a cold spell grips the capital. Photo: Anisur Rahman\Star Bone-chilling cold hit the people hard, especially in four districts of the country, while the capital dwellers yesterday experienced the lowest temperature of this season. A mild cold wave is sweeping over the regions of Pabna, Kushtia, Jessore and Chuadanga. A light depression over
the Bay of Bengal caused the cold wave, Met office said. The lowest temperature is recorded in Jessore at 9.4 degrees Celsius while the temperature of Dhaka was 13.4 yesterday. Due to the north-west flow of wind, the country is experiencing the cold wave, said a met official, adding that it will continue two-three more days. A child sleeps on the footpath of Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue at Karwan Bazar in the wee hours of yesterday. Photo: Anisur Rahman\Star The cold wave with the dense fog disrupted the normal life in the urban and rural areas at different parts of the country. Farmers and day labourers are bearing the brunt of the ongoing cold spell. Many poor people are trying to combat this chilling cold with the heat from burning straw and old rubber tyres. A thick blanket of fog caused disruption of movement of all modes of transport in many areas. While people gather around a fire in Roypara of Lalmonirhat for warmth. Photo: Anisur Rahman\Star Ferry service on Paturia-Daulatdia and Mawa-Kawrakandi routes remained suspended for six hours, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded on both sides of the two ferry ghats. Advertisement Met office forecast that the cold wave will spread throughout the country from today. It also said there is a possibility of rainfall at the end of this month, and after that temperature of some regions may go down. There will be another spell of cold wave on January 4 or 5 next year.