Winter is yet to arrive fully, but people living in the sub-Himalayan districts in northern Bangladesh have already started to feel the bite.
The temperature slid to 9.8 degrees Celsius in the hill- and forest-clad north-eastern town of Srimangal on Thursday. Though it provided respite to the tea-growing region, at 9.8 C, the sun remained veiled by haze and temporary clouds. Meteorologists said that advancing elements, which may trigger light rains over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions on Friday, would spur the cold further, making room for the winter to take over fully, with a mild cold wave blowing over the northern region.
Rains are also likely to arrive on Saturday, sources in the met office said.
A mild cold wave has already brought misery to the people in the regions of Mymensingh, Srimanagal, Ishurdi, Jessore and Chuadanaga since Monday, but it subsided from Wednesday.
The city of Dhaka had its maximum temperature of 25 degrees C on Thursday while the minimum was 14.3 degrees C.
Meanwhile, in its long-range forecast for December, the met office said that there would be one or two mild-to-moderate cold waves over the north, north-east and central regions of the country at the end of the month.
The north, north-east and central regions, along with the river basins and the wetlands, may experience thick fog. Moderate fog may occur elsewhere, the forecast added.
-With The Independent input
