Met office forecasts light rain in parts of country

Met office today forecasted light rain or drizzle at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions. Weather মে remain mainly dry with partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country, said a met office release issued for ২৪-hour commencing this morning. Moderate to thick fog মে occur at some places over the river basins and light to moderate fog মে occur elsewhere over the country during midnight to morning. Night temperature মে fall slightly and day temperature মে rise slightly over the country. Trough of westerly low lies over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and adjoining area. Ridge of Subcontinental high extends up to Bihar and adjoining area. Seasonal low lies over South Bay, extending its trough to North-east Bay. Country’s maximum temperature on Sunday was recorded ২৯.২ degrees Celsius at Teknaf and minimum temperature today was ১০.৪ degrees Celsius at Tetulia. Maximum rainfall for the last ২৪ hours till ৬:০০ সকাল today was recorded ৮ millimetres (mm). Today’s sunset at ৫.৪০ বিকাল and tomorrow’s sunrise at ৬.৪২ সকাল at Dhaka. TH Editor : M. Shamsur Rahman Published by the Editor on behalf of Independent Publications Limited at Media Printers, ৪৪৬/H, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-১২১৫. Editorial, News & Commercial Offices : Beximco Media Complex, ১৪৯-১৫০ Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-১২০৮, Bangladesh. GPO Box No. ৯৩৪, Dhaka-১০০০. Editor : M. Shamsur Rahman Published by the Editor on behalf of Independent Publications Limited at Media Printers, ৪৪৬/H, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-১২১৫. Editorial, News & Commercial Offices : Beximco Media Complex, ১৪৯-১৫০ Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-১২০৮, Bangladesh. GPO Box No. ৯৩৪,

A cold wave is sweeping different parts of the country and it মে continue. “Mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping Rajshahi, Rangpur, Tangail, Gopalgonj, Faridpur, Madaripur, Rangamati, Feni, Moulvibazar, Jashore, Kushtia, Chuadanga, Barishal and Bhola districts and Sitakunda upazila and it মে continue,” said a bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). In its forecast for the next ২৪ hours (till ৯am Sunday), it said weather মে remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country. Moderate to thick fog মে occur over north-western part and river- basins and light to moderate fog মে occur elsewhere over the country during midnight to morning. Night and day temperatures মে rise slightly over the country. The lowest temperature of the country was recorded at ৬.৮˚C at Tetulia in Panchagarh on Sunday morning. The Met office has recorded ১৩.০ ˚C temperatures in Dhaka while the country’s highest temperature was recorded ২৩.৭˚C in Kutubdia. The people of the country as well as the residents of Dhaka are feeling the pinch of winter in the last couple of days due to the dip in mercury. Most people preferred to stay indoors due to the shivering cold and it is difficult for the day labourers to stay inside as they have to hand to mouth. Kurigram Correspondent reports :Department Agriculture Extension (DAE) authorities are fearing damage of standing crops due to cold weather. The number of patients with cold-related problems are rising in hospitals and many people are seen standing in long queues at the local hospitals to take medical treatment. Deputy Director of District DAE, Md Abdur Rashid said the standing crops are likely to get damaged slightly if the temperature dips below ৮ degrees Celsius. “Potato fields might see late blight disease while boro seedbeds might face damage,” he said. Resident Medical Officer of Kurigram General Hospital said some ২৯৬ people are undergoing treatment in the hospital. Deputy Commissioner Rezaul Karim, said