A speech that the State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md Zakir Hossen gave on Bangabandhu at a programme in Kurigram today (August 15, 2022), went viral on social media.
It may abate in some more places, said the bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Night temperature may rise slightly and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, it added.
The Met office forecast for 24 hours was released at 6:00pm yesterday. Weather may remain dry, with temporary partly cloudy skies over the country. Moderate to thick fog may occur at places over the country s river basins and light to moderate fog may occur at places elsewhere over the country during midnight to morning, it added.
In the next 72 hours, the bulletin forecast that the temperature may rise further.
Our correspondents from different districts reported on the cold wave.
Impact of Covid-19
Education takes a back seat in char areas
Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila’s Char Gokunda resident Milon Islam used to be busy with studies like his other third grader classmates when his school was open, before Covid-19 broke out. But now, he spends most of his days working with his father at crop fields. Photo: S Dilip Roy
Our Correspondent, Lalmonirhat
Our Correspondent, Lalmonirhat
Milon Islam is a student of class three from a family that lives on agriculture, in Char Gokunda on the Teesta river in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila. He has shelved his textbooks for nine months as his school has been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.