RANGPUR, Jan 6, 2025 (BSS) - The weather remained mostly unchanged following
little ups and downs in both the minimum and maximum temperatures at most
places in the northern region during the last 24 hours ending at 4 pm today.
 
The local Met Office sources said the improving trend of the weather
continued for the fourth consecutive day today. However, there is a
possibility of another cold spell after two days from or after January 9
again in the region.
 
Earlier, the weather deteriorated on Tuesday and Wednesday last causing bone-
chilling colds with a reduction of the gap between the maximum and minimum
temperatures when minimum temperatures ranged between 9 and 13 degree
Celsius.
 
Things started becoming normal from last Friday morning when the shining sun
came out penetrating the thick layers of fog and clouds bringing huge relief
to common people in the sub-Himalayan northern region.
 
The vehicular movements on roads and highways and activities in different
institutions, business centres, markets, hats and bazaars, river ports and
ferry ghats, bus stands and terminals and railway stations got momentum today
like the previous three days.
 
The Met Office recorded the minimum temperature of 15.00 degree Celsius at 6
am and maximum of 28.1 degree Celsius at 4 pm in Rangpur city today against
yesterday's minimum of 14.5 degree Celsius and maximum of 28.6 degree Celsius
respectively.
 
In addition, the today's minimum temperature was recorded at 13.00 degree
Celsius at Dinajpur as like yesterday, 13.8 degree Celsius against
yesterday's 13.00 degree Celsius at Saidpur and 13.00 degree Celsius against
yesterday's 12.5 degree Celsius at Dimla in Nilphamari and 14 degree Celsius
against yesterday's 13 degrees Celsius at Rajarhat in Kurigram district.
 
Besides, the maximum temperature was recorded yesterday at 29.3 degree
Celsius at Dinajpur, 28.3 degree Celsius at Tentulia, 29.00 degree Celsius
each at Saidpur and Dimla and 27.5 degree Celsius at Rajarhat points in the
northern region.
 
"The weather may remain mostly unchanged until January 8 in the region where
there is a possibility of another mild cold wave again from January 9," Head
of the Rangpur Meteorological Office Md Mostafizar Rahman told BSS this
afternoon.
 
According to reports reaching here from different northern districts, common
people, farm-and day-laborers continued their normal activities everywhere,
including remote char areas and Boro seedling plantation got momentum today.
 
The district administrations, NGOs, voluntary, socio-cultural organisations,
business community leaders, different banks and affluent people have been
distributing warm clothes among the cold-hit distressed people.
 
Additional Director of the Department of Agricultural Extension for Rangpur
region Agriculturist Md Obaidur Rahman Mondal said tender plants of winter
crops and Boro seedlings are growing normally following improvement of the
weather in recent days.
 
Reports reaching from the rural and remote char areas said sufferings of the
people living in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Gaibandha, Rangpur, Nilphamari,
Joypurhat, Naogaon, Bogura, Thakurgaon, Panchagarh and Sirajganj districts
continued easing today.