2 flights cancelled
A dense fog covered much of the country yesterday leading to major traffic disruptions in air and water ways, although temperature rose a bit after three freezing days.
Two international flights were cancelled and most of the flights were delayed in both landing and departure due to a very poor visibility, said Shahjalal International Airport authority.
Ferry and launch services on Paturia-Daulatdia route halted for 14 hours from Thursday 8:00pm and on Mawa-Kaurakandi, traffic remained snapped for around 11 hours from midnight, reports our correspondents.
A long tailback brought misery to thousands of travellers.
Ashraf Ullah Khan, manager (commerce) of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation, Aricha sector, said several thousand vehicles lined up on both side of the river Padma.
At least six ferries got stuck in the middle of the river, reports BSS.
All the launches were at least two hours late to anchor in Sadarghat Launch Terminal in the morning, said Shairf Afzal, port officer of the terminal.
The lowest temperature was recorded at 6.4 degrees Celsius at Sreemangal and highest 25.6 at Sitakunda. In Dhaka, lowest temperature was 10.0 degrees C and maximum 18.5, said Met officials.
On Thursday, Jessore shivered at 4.6 degrees C.
The Met office weather forecast is that the mild to moderate cold wave sweeping through Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Khulna divisions may continue today.
