Panchagarh, Jan 15 (V7N) — On the first day of the Bangla month of Magh, the northwestern district of Panchagarh was covered with dense fog on Wednesday, disrupting daily life.
As of filing this report at 10:45am, the sunlight was not visible and vehicles were moving with their headlights on to avoid accidents.
People are not going outside unless it is urgent amid the chilly breeze blowing from the Himalayas. The low-income people, children, and senior citizens are the worst sufferers caused by the biting cold.
Jitendranath Roy, in charge of the Tetulia Weather Observation Centre, said they recorded the temperature at 9.5°C at 9am.
He, however, informed that the district saw a low of 9.4°C on Tuesday.
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