Temperature drops to 6.9˚C in Panchagarh

Shivering cold coupled with dense fog and cold wave has hit Panchagarh.

Shivering cold coupled with dense fog and cold wave has hit Panchagarh district hard, disrupting the normal life of people.
The bone-chilling cold is forcing people to stay home. The daily wage earners are the worst sufferer as they could not go out for work.
This morning, temperature dropped at 6.9 degrees Celsius in Tetulia upazila of Panchagarh.
Russell Shah, officer-in-charge (OC) of Tetulia Meteorological Observatory, said Panchagarh’s Tetulia recorded lowest temperature at 6.9 degrees Celsius at 9:00 am on Tuesday (January 10).
Earlier at the same time yesterday, temperature was recorded at 7 degrees Celsius at Tetulia in Panchagarh.
The district is experiencing thick fog and cold waves as the temperature continues to decrease.
The roads continue to be covered in fog all day, and people can only see the sun for a moment in the afternoon. The temperature starts to drop as evening falls.
The thick fog causes people on the roads to get wet, so they burn straws to keep themselves warm. The poor are unable to get out of their houses for work.