News Desk :
The sweeping bone-chilling cold wave forced people to stay indoors and thick layers of fog kept most of the vehicles off the roads and highways in the northern region till 9 am on Tuesday.
The maximum and minimum temperatures dropped by two to four degrees Celsius during the past 24 hours ending at 6 pm on Tuesday, exposing the poor, elderly people and children to miseries.
According to the Met Office sources, the lowest
temperature of 9.2 degrees Celsius in the country was recorded on Tuesday at Tentulia point in Panchagarh district, reports BSS.
Besides, the minimum temperatures recorded on Tuesday were 10.3 degrees Celsius at Rangpur, 10.5 degrees Celsius at Dinajpur, 10 degrees at Saidpur, 10.5 degrees Celsius at Dimla and 9.8 degrees Celsius at Rajarhat points in the region.
At Rangpur, the highest temperature recorded on Tuesday was 18.5 degrees Celsius which was four degrees lower than Monday’s 22.5 degrees Celsius.
Similarly, the highest temperatures marked sharp falls by four to five degree Celsius at other areas across the northern region during the last 24 hours ending at 6 pm on Tuesday causing bone-chilling cold.
