The country has been experiencing biting cold as cold wave is blowing accompanied with dense fogs that paralyzed normal life. Intensity of cold has been increased compared to the last few days due to disappearance of the sun in almost whole day across the country.
Prevailing mild cold wave over Ishurdi and Chuadanga may continue and further spread over Rajshahi and Khulna divisions, a weather bulletin of Met Office said on Tuesday. Moderate to thick fog may occur over the country. Night temperature may fall slightly over the country, the bulletin added. Yesterday's lowest temperature at 9.1 degree Celsius was recorded in Chudanga while the highest at 23.5 degrees in Cox's Bazar.
Intolerable cold is being experienced in the capital Dhaka due to blowing cold wave which paralyzed normal life of city dwellers. Before nightfall, people have been rushing to their homes to protect themselves from the unbearable cold. Lowest temperature at 12.9 degrees Celsius was recorded yesterday in Dhaka city while the highest recorded at 16.7 degrees.
In Kushtia, six persons died due to severe cold at different places of the district in the last 24 hours. The dead were identified as Shahabaj Hossain, 72, Golam Mortuja, 68, Amirun Nesa, 65, Bagu Malitha, 82, Based Ali, 82 and Rahima Khatun,80. In Rangpur, the sweeping cold wave again intensified yesterday as the climate behaves 'abnormally' this season affecting agriculture due to adverse impacts of the ongoing global climate changes, scientists, officials and experts said.
The severity of cold increased due to falls in the temperatures coupled with blowing stronger winds, clouds, fogs and mists causing untold suffering and miseries to the people and severely affecting normal life in the northern region. The situation forced the people staying indoors and affecting businesses, education, office and normal agriculture activities as the sun remained covered by fogs and clouds amid blowing of stronger cooler winds and falling of mists from the saturated air.
"Growth of Boro seedlings is being stranded as a result of the situation caused by the ongoing clime changes and the growing crop plants are facing hurdles in preparing their foods by photosynthesis process for lack of sunlight," he said. Though the Boro seedbeds prepared earlier are sustaining the cold injuries, the newly sowed seeds are failing to germinate and the potato plants are being affected partially as the sun frequently appears almost on the alternate days, he said.
In Rajbari, the sweeping unusual cold and cloudy weather in the district for the last couple of days has made an adverse impact to agriculture cultivation including boro paddy. Department of Agriculture Extension(DAE) sources said 25 percent planted paddy is being destroyed due to the cold. Apart from this, according to the agriculturists, the usual farming of other crops has been facing a hazardous position and if the situation persists the farming might be more affected.
-New Nation
