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.
Country shivers as mercury stays low
Even though just a few feet away, two locals in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila’s Roypara village are barely visible because of the thick fog that covered the area like a blanket yesterday morning. Photo: S Dilip Roy Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
Bitter cold coupled with fog has been disrupting people s daily lives across the country.
People of low-income group are facing double blow as they have to go out for work amid bone-chilling cold.
The lowest temperature 7.0 degrees Celsius was recorded at Rajarhat of Kurigram and Tentulia of Panchagarh yesterday. Mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur division and the regions of Gopalganj, Sitakunda, Feni, Sreemangal, Pabna, Badalgachhi, Jashore, Kumarkhali, Chuadanga, Barishal and Bhola, said a weather bulletin.
Star Report
Star Report
Low temperature coupled with fog has been disrupting people s daily lives and disrupting communications over the last few days.
Met office said moderate to thick fog may continue across the country until noon today.
Yesterday, flight operations were disrupted at Chattogram s Shah Amanat International Airport in the morning due to poor visibility.
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Dubai landed at Sylhet s MAG Osmani International Airport instead of Chattogram airport after it was diverted due to the fog.
The flight carrying 200 passengers was scheduled to land in Chattogram at 8:30am, said Manager of Shah Amanat International Airport Squadron Leader Sarwar Alam.