2 more die in Lalmonirhat The poor and the homeless continue to suffer in the cold wave sweeping across the country over the last few days with the minimum temperature ranging from 3 to 10 degrees Celsius. Yesterday, the lowest temperature was recorded at 4 degrees Celsius in Saidpur where mercury dipped to 45-year-low 3°C ... Read more
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Cold claims 8 more
Mercury dips further; northern region worst-hit As mercury hit 45-year low yesterday with the minimum temperature recorded at 3 degrees Celsius in Saidpur, the cold snap claimed at least eight more lives. Cold-related complications left four people dead in Lalmonirhat, one each in Jamalpur and Madaripur and two in Moulvibazar from Wednesday
Biting cold batters life
Mercury dips 45-year low; 82 deaths reported in a week; more cold spells this month A record-breaking cold spell sent the mercury plummeting across the country yesterday, with Dinajpur experiencing 3.2 degrees Celsius, the lowest in almost half a century. Many thousand people suffered badly as the persisting chilly weather with strong winds sent them ... Read more
Country chilled on season’s coldest day
A cold wave is sweeping the country with the season’s lowest temperature recorded at 4.9 degrees Celsius at Ishurdi in Pabna yesterday. The Met office said mercury dipped to six degrees Celsius in most places in the northern region and 9.6 degrees in the capital. In a forecast for 24 hours from 6:00pm yesterday, the Met ... Read more
Cold wave to continue
People in northern region worst sufferers The mild cold wave that is sweeping over Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions and the regions of Jessore and Kushtia may continue for a few more days, Met Office said. The bone-chilling cold spell with dense fog and biting wind has paralysed normal life mainly in the northern part of ... Read more
Cold wave grips country
Claims 3 more lives; fog disrupts flights, ferry movement Bone-chilling cold and thick fog hit the people hard, especially in the north, yesterday claiming at least three more lives raising the toll to nine in the last two days. Hundreds, mostly children and the elderly, are suffering from different cold-related diseases due to this spell. ... Read more
Mercury to go up today
Another cold spell by month-end Temperature will rise gradually from today taming the cold wave now sweeping the country but dense fog could continue disrupting communications for the next three-four days. And the country is likely to experience another cold spell at the end of this month, Met office in Dhaka told The Daily Star ... Read more