The residents of Dhaka and people elsewhere in the country woke up to cloudy skies and chilly drizzles on Friday morning as forecast by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
The weather office said the drizzles will continue throughout the day across the country but it will start receding from Saturday. There’ll be rain in southern part of the country, intensifying the cold further, a Meteorologist told media.
On Tuesday, the Met Office predicted that the entire country, including the capital, would experience winter rain on Thursday and Friday.
The early morning rain made things difficult for poor people like day-labourers and rickshaw-pullers.
Meanwhile, the lowest temperature 11.5˚C was recorded at Tetulia in Panchagarh district on Thursday. The temperature in Tetulia was recorded at 5 C on last Monday and 4.5 C on Sunday, the lowest in this season.
