Mercury dropped to 16 degrees Celsius at Tejgaon in Dhaka. The temperature was recorded at 8.26 am on Sunday night. Cold wave was also sweeping the capital city like other parts of the country.
The mercury dropped to 5.5 degrees Celsius in Kurigram's Rajarhat Sunday while the lowest temperature recorded in the country this winter.
Mercury began to drop since Sunday morning causing sufferings to old people and children especially the day-labourers in the capital city.
A biting cold spell has continued to sweep across the south-western regions of Bangladesh and is expected to last a few more days.
Bangladesh typically experiences its coldest winter spell in January. After two mild cold snaps between December and mid-January, the third spell of chilly weather set in late in the month.
Rajshahi saw the mercury dip to 5.6 degrees Celsius on Sunday. Meanwhile, the temperature fell to 6.2 degrees Celcius in Chuadanga and Ishwardi and 6.5 degrees Celsius in Badalgachhi and Syedpur.
The lowest temperature recorded in Dhaka was 11.7 degrees Celsius.
"The cold wave that has been sweeping over large swaths of the country, including Kurigram and Srimangal, will continue for a couple more days," senior meteorologist Abdur Rahman said,
The latest cold snap started last Thursday as it gripped Gopalganj, Sitakunda, Cumilla, Srimangal, Rajshahi, Pabna, Jashore and Chuadanga.
The forecast for Sunday said the weather would remain mainly dry across the country, with dense fog occurring from midnight to morning.
