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The northern bordering district of Lalmonirhat has been shivering amid the severe cold as the sunlight wasn’t seen for the past four days, disrupting daily life.
People are not coming out of their houses unless there is an emergency as the fog has been spawning drizzle since Thursday morning.
Cold-stricken people are trying to keep them warm by burning straws in open spaces and the severity of the cold coupled with thick fog aggravates after the evening, as per a UNB report.
The poor visibility caused the thin presence of vehicles on the streets while some transports were seen moving with headlights on to ward off any unwanted incident.
The adverse weather has left farmers worried over the seedbeds of crops such potato, garlic, and Boro paddy.
Mostafizar Rahman, officer-in-charge of Rangpur regional weather office, said they recorded the lowest temperature at 14.2 degrees Celsius in the district among seven districts under the office at 9am on Friday.
The temperature fluctuated between 12.00 to 12.06 degrees Celsius over the past three days except today (Friday), he said.