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Cold hits poor across country

Dozens of hospital admissions reported

Star Report
The winter chill intensified by the absence of sunlight has hit hard the country's poor, especially the homeless living on streets and under open sky, for the last couple of days.
In some districts, dozens of hospital admissions were reported. Most of the victims were elderly people and children suffering from cold-related complications.
Met officials in Dhaka said temperature did not fall bellow 10 degrees Celsius but people were feeling colder, as dense fog and clouds were b 1 ocking sun 1 ight.
Meanwhile, poor visibility disrupted ferry services and road communications on the Paturia-Daulatdia, Mawa-Keorakanda, and Dhaka-Chandpur routes, reported our correspondents.
In the western district of Chuadanga, temperature hit 10.7C at 10:00am yesterday, while the lowest temperature in the capital stood at 14C.
People, especially children and elderly people, have been attacked by cold-related diseases.
At least a hundred patients with cases of coughing, pneumonia and asthma were treated in Chuadanga sadar hospital yesterday. In the 14-bed child ward at the hospital, 60 children arrived for admission but they had to be shifted to Kushtia sadar hospital, said doctors.
In Bhola, at least three children have died of cold-related diseases in the last three days, according to hospital sources.
Dr Nitya Nanda Chowdhury of Bhola sadar hospital said 92 children were admitted there yesterday. Of them, 56 were accommodated in the 10-bed child ward.
For the last few days, temperature has oscillated between 9C and 12.5C in Bhola, said MHM Mosaddek, officer-in-charge of Bhola Met Office. The moderate cold wave may continue for the next three or four days, he added.
Farm activities were being disrupted amid such extreme weather conditions. Amjad Ali, a 40-year-old farmer of West Charkali village in Bhola, said it was difficult for them to work in the field as the sun could not be seen.
Forecasters said the weather would prevail for two more days.
Low temperature was also reported in Keraniganj where Aati village resident Abdul Zalil said it was so cold that he could not fight it even after wearing a jacket, muffler and warm shirt.
In Nilphamari, temperature has drastically fallen these days and is fluctuating between 7C and 8C, crippling normal life, said Saidpur Met office.