Staff Reporter :
A cold wave sweeping across the country may improve from today (Sunday), said an official of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
Out of 43 weather stations in the country, 24 stations reported temperature below the average degree Celsius expected in December, Kauser Parvin, Deputy Director of BMD, told the media on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the met office, in its morning forecast, said weather may remain dry with partly cloudy sky over the country in next 24 hours.
“Moderate to thick fog may occurs at places over the country during midnight to morning,” it said, adding that “Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.”
The lowest temperature was recorded at 10.1 degrees Celsius in Faridpur on Saturday, while the highest was 26.6 degrees Celsius in Teknaf, the met office said.
Our Kurigram Correspondent reports: The cold wave is blowing over the northern parts of the country, including Kurigram district, for the last four days that paralyzed normal life leading.
The sun is not visible from morning to whole the day. Kurigram district is being wrapped in clouds of fogs, especially from evening to next 12:00 pm daily. Chilling winds halted people to stay in their houses. The drivers drive their vehicles with the help of headlights.
The river-side people as well as the river erosion victims who took shelter on different dykes are the worst sufferers. They have not yet received any warm clothes from government or non-government offices.
Meanwhile, a good number of diarrhoea, cold, cough, azma and other cold related affected people are rushing to the General Hospital in Kurigram and other nine Upozila Health Complexes in the district. Most of them are children and elderly people, hospital sources said.
On the other hand, the second hand clothes are selling here like a hot cake. The middle class and lower income groups of people are crowding the second hand and make ship markets to warm clothes.
Rabiul Islam, 30, a second hand winter cloth trader from Shapla Chattatar area in the district town told this correspondent that the selling at all the shops have been increased due to current cold wave. But the rate of all items has increased then the previous years.
Our Naogaon Correspondent adds: Due to heavy fog, the sun has not been visible since midnight on Wednesday.
The intensity of winter is increasing. Hummel breeze has been pouring in the district. As a result, the intensity of winter has increased. People are not leaving their houses without urgent need. Due to this, public life has been absolutely disastrous.
Ordinary people are also suffering from various diseases. Children, elderly and low income people are suffering from colds due to lack of warm clothes. Many, again, are trying to extinguish the winter by burning fire.
Our Sirajgonj Correspondent writes: Unprecedented cold wave during the last few days have almost halted normal life in this district town.
Severe cold wind coming from the Himalayas has made live of the dwellers, specially the homeless people of this small town, miserable. Many people have been attacked were cold-related diseases in the district. Intensity of cold worsens after mid-day and turns extremely unbearable after the evening. Everyday, fog clouds the town until 8:00am to 9:00am and vehicles ply in the streets with their headlights on.
Although the sun appears for a while around 10:00am, it soon disappears to the dismay of the dwellers. Last Monday morning drizzles made things even more worse.
Destitute are trying to combat this bitter wave through heat generated from burning heaps of straws and old rubber tires.
On the other hand, second hand warm cloth’s sellers are making best use of this situation and earning handsomely by raising the pries two and even three times more.
Disease like fever, cough, cold and dysentery have also alarmingly increased. The only government hospital is crowded with bronchitis and asthma patients. But the hospital is short of oxygen and do not have the “lobolizer machine.” As a result, distress and sufferings of the patients know no bounds. The owners of pharmacies are also making good use of this situation and doubled prices of life saving “inhalers.” Although some voluntary organisations have come forward with warm clothing for the destitute, this is extremely merger compared to requirements. Unless the government and the rich section of the country come forward with arrangement for distribution of sufficient warm clothes in this area, possibility of loss of life is there.
A cold wave sweeping across the country may improve from today (Sunday), said an official of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
Out of 43 weather stations in the country, 24 stations reported temperature below the average degree Celsius expected in December, Kauser Parvin, Deputy Director of BMD, told the media on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the met office, in its morning forecast, said weather may remain dry with partly cloudy sky over the country in next 24 hours.
“Moderate to thick fog may occurs at places over the country during midnight to morning,” it said, adding that “Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.”
The lowest temperature was recorded at 10.1 degrees Celsius in Faridpur on Saturday, while the highest was 26.6 degrees Celsius in Teknaf, the met office said.
Our Kurigram Correspondent reports: The cold wave is blowing over the northern parts of the country, including Kurigram district, for the last four days that paralyzed normal life leading.
The sun is not visible from morning to whole the day. Kurigram district is being wrapped in clouds of fogs, especially from evening to next 12:00 pm daily. Chilling winds halted people to stay in their houses. The drivers drive their vehicles with the help of headlights.
The river-side people as well as the river erosion victims who took shelter on different dykes are the worst sufferers. They have not yet received any warm clothes from government or non-government offices.
Meanwhile, a good number of diarrhoea, cold, cough, azma and other cold related affected people are rushing to the General Hospital in Kurigram and other nine Upozila Health Complexes in the district. Most of them are children and elderly people, hospital sources said.
On the other hand, the second hand clothes are selling here like a hot cake. The middle class and lower income groups of people are crowding the second hand and make ship markets to warm clothes.
Rabiul Islam, 30, a second hand winter cloth trader from Shapla Chattatar area in the district town told this correspondent that the selling at all the shops have been increased due to current cold wave. But the rate of all items has increased then the previous years.
Our Naogaon Correspondent adds: Due to heavy fog, the sun has not been visible since midnight on Wednesday.
The intensity of winter is increasing. Hummel breeze has been pouring in the district. As a result, the intensity of winter has increased. People are not leaving their houses without urgent need. Due to this, public life has been absolutely disastrous.
Ordinary people are also suffering from various diseases. Children, elderly and low income people are suffering from colds due to lack of warm clothes. Many, again, are trying to extinguish the winter by burning fire.
Our Sirajgonj Correspondent writes: Unprecedented cold wave during the last few days have almost halted normal life in this district town.
Severe cold wind coming from the Himalayas has made live of the dwellers, specially the homeless people of this small town, miserable. Many people have been attacked were cold-related diseases in the district. Intensity of cold worsens after mid-day and turns extremely unbearable after the evening. Everyday, fog clouds the town until 8:00am to 9:00am and vehicles ply in the streets with their headlights on.
Although the sun appears for a while around 10:00am, it soon disappears to the dismay of the dwellers. Last Monday morning drizzles made things even more worse.
Destitute are trying to combat this bitter wave through heat generated from burning heaps of straws and old rubber tires.
On the other hand, second hand warm cloth’s sellers are making best use of this situation and earning handsomely by raising the pries two and even three times more.
Disease like fever, cough, cold and dysentery have also alarmingly increased. The only government hospital is crowded with bronchitis and asthma patients. But the hospital is short of oxygen and do not have the “lobolizer machine.” As a result, distress and sufferings of the patients know no bounds. The owners of pharmacies are also making good use of this situation and doubled prices of life saving “inhalers.” Although some voluntary organisations have come forward with warm clothing for the destitute, this is extremely merger compared to requirements. Unless the government and the rich section of the country come forward with arrangement for distribution of sufficient warm clothes in this area, possibility of loss of life is there.
