Mild cold wave
Cold wave likely to hit parts of country from Saturday
Mild cold wave may sweep the northwestern and western parts of the country from Saturday, said Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).“Mild cold waves may sweep places in different parts of Bangladesh on December 14 to December 16 and the temperature may rise after that,” said Shahana Sultana, a meteorologist of BMD.
Dense fog: Ferry services resume on two river routes in ManikganjModerate to thick fog may occur at places over northern and northeastern parts of the country and light to moderate fog may occur at places elsewhere over the country during midnight till morning, said a regular bulletin of the Met office.
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country.Night and day temperatures may fall slightly over the country.
Chuadanga, Gopalganj shivering in cold waveCountry’s lowest temperature was recorded at 10.2 degrees Celsius in Chuadanga and Gopalganj district on Thursday.The Met office recorded 14.8 degrees Celsius in Dhaka at 6 am on Thursday.
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Season's lowest: Sreemangal shivers at 5.4 degrees Celsius
Biting cold gripped Sreemangal as the lowest temperature in the country this season was recorded at 5.6 degrees Celsius in the upazila in the 24 hours to Friday morning.
The lowest temperature in Sreemangal was recorded at 2.8 degrees Celsius on February 4 in 1968, Mujibur Rahman, an officer at the Srimangal weather monitoring station, said.
Read more: At 6 degree C, Naogaon records lowest temperature in 24 hours
Temperature between 8 to 10 degrees Celsius is considered a mild cold wave, 6 to 8 degrees Celsius a moderate cold wave and less than 6 degrees Celsius a severe cold wave.
Severe cold with frosty winds and dense fog is disrupting daily life in Sreemangal. The low-income people who get by working every day are being hit hardest.
Many were seen making fires along the roadsides to keep warm. Most people are staying home unless there is an emergency.
Also, the number of diarrhoea and pneumonia patients – mostly children and elderly – is increasing in the hospitals of Moulvibazar, district Civil Surgeon Dr Chowdhury Jalal Uddin Murrshed said.
Read more: Tetulia records season’s lowest temperature at 6.1 degrees C this morning
A mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping Rangpur division; Faridpur, Madaripur, Gopalganj, Rajshahi, Pabna, Naogaon, Sirajganj, Sreemangal, Rangamati, Cumilla, Feni, Brahmanbaria, Jashore, Chuadanga, Kushtia, Barishal, and Bhola districts and it may continue, the BMD said this morning.
Also, moderate to thick fog may envelop the river basins and light to moderate fog may occur elsewhere from midnight to morning.
"The weather may remain dry with a temporary partly cloudy sky over the country. Night and day temperatures may remain nearly unchanged," the BMD said.
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Mild cold wave sweeps 4 districts
Mild cold wave is sweeping Kishoreganj, Nilphamari, Panchagarh and Kurigram districts and it may spread, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said Sunday morning.
Temperature between 8 to 10 degrees Celsius is considered a mild cold wave, 6 to 8 degrees Celsius a moderate cold wave and less than 6 degrees Celsius a severe cold wave.
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Besides, moderate to thick fog may occur over the river basins and adjoining area and light to moderate fog may occur elsewhere over the country during midnight to morning and it may continue till noon at places, it said in a bulletin.
The lowest temperature in the country was recorded at 8.3 degrees Celsius in Tetulia in 24 hours till 6am today. The highest temperature was recorded at 29.4 degrees Celsius in Teknaf.
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country.
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Night temperature may fall by (1-2)°C and day temperature may rise slightly over the country, it added.
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Chuadanga shivering as country’s lowest temperature recorded at 8.4 degree C
A mild cold wave is sweeping over the country and Chuadanga district recorded the lowest temperature this morning at 8.4 degree Celsius. The northern district has been recording the lowest temperatures over the past few days in a row.
The shivering cold is causing immense sufferings for low-income people, forcing them to stay indoors.
Omar Faruk, a meteorologist of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), said temperatures in most parts of the country decreased over the past few days.
“Dhaka recorded 11.5 degree Celsius — lowest this season — this morning,” he said.
The situation may continue for the next two-three days in the country, he predicted, saying that the situation will improve from January 11-12.
Cold weather is disrupting day-to-day life in Chuadanga and the poor are the worst sufferers.
Read more: Mild cold wave sweeping parts of Bangladesh
Temperature between 8 to 10 degrees Celsius is considered a mild cold wave, 6 to 8 degrees Celsius a moderate cold wave and less than 6 degrees Celsius a severe cold wave.
Private jobholder Sharmin Malik said she leaves home for nearby Meherpur in the morning for work, but could not do so due to the severe cold and wind this morning.
Day-labourer Jaban Ali said that staying in due to cold weather means no income.
Rakibul Hasan, in-charge of the Chuadanga Weather Observatory Centre, said, the lowest temperature of the country was recorded in the district for the second consecutive-day today.
Meanwhile, the hospitals in the district are overwhelmed with patients with cold-related diseases.
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Of the patients, the number of children and adults is high with cold-related diseases and diarrhoea.
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Mild cold wave sweeping parts of Bangladesh
A mild cold wave is sweeping across Rajshahi, Pabna, Dinajpur, Panchagarh, Nilphamari, Jashore, Chuadanga and Kushtia districts and it may continue, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said this morning.
Temperature between 8 to 10 degree Celsius is considered a mild cold wave, 6 to 8 degrees Celsius a moderate cold wave and less than 6 degree Celsius, a severe cold wave.
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The lowest temperature in the country was recorded at 9 degrees Celsius in Jashore in 24 hours till 6 am today. The highest temperature was recorded at 28.2 degrees Celsius in Teknaf.
Weather may remain dry with partly cloudy skies over the country.
Besides, night temperature may remain nearly unchanged and day temperature may rise slightly over the country.
Read more: Bone-chilling cold disrupts normal life in Panchagarh
Moderate to thick fog may occur over the country during midnight till morning and it may continue till noon at places.
The ridge of sub-continental high extends up to West Bengal and adjoining Western part of Bangladesh. Seasonal low lies over south Bay, extending its trough to North Bay.
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Mild cold wave sweeps parts of Bangladesh
A mild cold wave is sweeping Panchagarh, Moulvibazar and Kurigram districts and it may continue, said the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Monday morning.
When the temperature drops below 10 degrees Celsius or less and continues for some period, it is considered a cold wave, according to the BMD.
Read more: Bone-chilling cold disrupts normal life in Panchagarh
Different parts of the country experience different intensities of cold waves.
Temperature between 8 to 10 degrees Celsius is considered a mild cold wave, 6 to 8 degrees Celsius a moderate cold wave and less than 6 degrees Celsius a severe cold wave.
Besides, moderate to thick fog may occur at places over the river basins and northern part of the country and light to moderate fog may occur elsewhere over the country during midnight till morning, the weather department said in its bulletin.
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country.
Night and day temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country, it added.
Read more: 4 northern districts shiver as mild cold wave rolls in
The lowest temperature in the country was recorded at 9.0 degrees Celsius in Tetulia in 24 hours till 6am today. The highest temperature was recorded at 29.1 degrees Celsius in Teknaf.
The ridge of Sub-continental high extends up to Bihar and adjoining area. Seasonal low lies over South Bay. Extending its trough to North Bay, as per the bulletin.
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Bone-chilling cold disrupts normal life in Panchagarh
The people of Panchagarh district have been experiencing bone-chilling cold for the last three days that disrupted their normal activities.
The minimum temperature was recorded 10 degrees Celsius in Tetulia at 9 am on Sunday, said Rokonuzzaman Rokon, an officer of Tetulia Weather Observatory Centre.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 8.7 degree Celsius in Tetulia on Friday and Saturday.
The low-income people including day labourers, children, the elderly are worst hit by shivering cold.
The sun remains unseen most of the time while most of the day labourers can’t go out in search of work due to biting cold.
Many locals were seen trying to keep warm by burning tree branches and dry leaves as the temperature keeps falling.
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Mild cold wave sweeps parts of country
A mild cold wave is sweeping Nilphamari, Panchagarh districts and Srimongal and it may abate in 24 hours commencing 9 am on Saturday.
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, said a regular bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
Moderate to thick fog may occur at places over the country from midnight till morning, it said.
Also read: Mild cold wave sweeps parts of country
Night and day temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
Meanwhile, ridge of Sub-continental high extends up to Bihar and adjoining area. Seasonal low lies over South Bay.
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4 northern districts shiver as mild cold wave rolls in
A mild cold wave is sweeping through Naogaon, Panchagarh, Jashore and Chuadanga, said the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Friday.
The lowest temperature in the country was recorded at 8.7 degrees Celsius in Tetulia in the 24 hours to 6am today. The highest temperature was recorded at 29.0 degrees Celsius in Cox's Bazar.
Read more: Shivering cold disrupts normal life in Kurigram
When the temperature drops below 10 degrees Celsius or less and continues for some period, it is considered a cold wave, according to the BMD.
Different parts of Bangladesh experience different intensities of cold waves. Temperature between 8 to 10 degrees Celsius is considered a mild cold wave, 6 to 8 degrees Celsius a moderate cold wave and less than 6 degrees Celsius a severe cold wave.
Also, the BMD said moderate to thick fog may occur at places over the country from midnight till morning.
Read more: Chuadanga records lowest temperature in Bangladesh for 3rd consecutive day
"Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy skies over the country. Night and day temperatures may remain nearly unchanged," it added.
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Mild cold wave sweeps parts of country
A mild cold wave is sweeping Rajshahi, Pabna, Naogaon, Nilphamari and Chuadanga districts and it may continue, said the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
Besides, the Met office recorded 8.5 degrees Celsius in Chuadanga, the lowest temperature in the country.
Moderate to thick fog may occur at places over the country during late night to morning, it said.
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country.
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Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the
country.
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