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Sun shines, cold spell continues

Staff Correspondent
The icy grip over most parts of the country remained unchanged although some regions including the capital city yesterday experienced a welcome sunshine.
People in the northern and southwestern parts of the country are shivering in cold, as the weather chills with strong northerly winds blowing. The sky remains covered with fog and mist. At times the fog is so dense that drivers find it difficult to ply their vehicles.
Amid the cold spell sweeping over the capital since Thursday, Dhaka yesterday experienced a brief sunshine at noon and the daytime temperature increased slightly. Light to moderate fog engulfed the
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capital and its suburbs in the morning shutting off the sun but as cooler winds started blowing, the sun peeped through at about 12 noon. In Dhaka the lowest temperature was recorded yesterday at 12.8 degrees Celsius while the highest was 19.7 degrees, higher than 15.1 degrees recorded on Saturday, according to the Dhaka Met Office.
The country's south eastern region and some parts of the Khulna and Barisal division also experienced sunlight after four days but situation in the remaining parts of the country remained unchanged, according to the Met Office in Dhaka.
"With the appearance of the sun the maximum temperature in some parts of the country increased and the gap between the maximum and minimum temperatures will reduce," said a Deputy Forecast Officer (DFO) in Dhaka.
He added that it might take two-three more days for the situation to get to normal across the country.
The lowest temperature was recorded at 10.1 degrees Celsius in Rajshahi division while the highest was 26.2 degrees in Teknaf, according to the Met Office.
Meanwhile, our Barisal correspondent reported that the region also experienced sunshine after three days although the district is still experiencing bones chilling northeasterly cold wave.
Quoting the local met office, the correspondent also added that the highest temperature was recorded in Barisal at 17 degrees Celsius while the lowest was 12 degrees.
The cold wave claimed at least 11 lives across the district in the last seven days.
Our Pabna correspondent say 17 people have died in the cold wave in the district in the last three days.
People of the Chalanbil and Char areas are the worst sufferers as they do not have enough warm clothes and the government assistance is yet to reach them.
"At least four hundred people have been hospitalised in the last four days and the situation might worsen if the cold wave continues for a few more days," said the district civil surgeons of Pabna.
Our Rajshahi correspondent added people of the division are still experiencing bitter cold with clouds cloaking the sun all day long.
According to the local met office, the lowest temperature in Rajshahi yesterday was recorded at 10.0 degrees Celsius while on Saturday it was 9.5 degrees.