The cold wave gripping the region has significantly affected the daily lives of residents

Sagar Islam, a farmer of Tegra village under Dinajpur’s Biral upazila, has been looking to hire farm labourers to prepare lands for Boro cultivation.

Cold weather persisting for almost three weeks is harming paddy and potato farming in different districts while vegetable growers fear pest attacks amid foggy conditions will damage their produce.

Academic activities of primary schools in Khulna, Jashore, Meherpur, Chuadanga and Kushtia districts under Khulna division will remain suspended from today as the mercury dropped under 10 degree Celsius

A shivering cold coupled with dense fog pummelled the country, disrupting daily activities and communications by roads, rivers and air and spreading winter-related diseases.

While the country shivers in bitter cold, the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital is witnessing a surge of burn patients.