Even of late, the Dhaka city dwellers have started feeling the pinch of winter and its intensity is likely to rise further across the country from Saturday, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department. “As the country is not getting enough sunlight during daytime, the mercury is falling fast,” meteorologist Hafizur Rahman told the news agency yesterday evening. Winter has started setting in as the the capital experienced a sudden rainfall on Thursday night. With the fall in temperature, traders of warm clothes are doing a good business with middle-income people crowding their stalls and shops. But, financially insolvent and homeless people who cannot afford to buy warm clothes are feeling the double pinch of winter. The lowest temperature in Dhaka yesterday was 15 degrees Celsius. Hafizur Rahman said a mild cold wave may start sweeping over Rangpur division and parts of Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna and Sylhet divisions from Saturday. Usually, winter starts in Bangladesh in November, but it set in late this time. This year, he said, the temperature in December was higher compared to previous years.
