Cold wave may hit the country by end of week

Staff Correspondent

The first cold wave of this winter may sweep over the country in the end of this week.

During the time, temperature may come down to 10 degrees Celsius in some districts. Light rainfall could also occur in many places, said an official of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) yesterday.

Starting from the northern region, the bone-chilling cold would gradually be felt in other parts of the country, the official said.

Meanwhile, the ongoing foggy weather may continue the next two days. With this, light rainfall my occur in some places, said the official.

In a weather bulletin, the BMD yesterday said, "Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country."

"Moderate to thick fog may occur over the river basins of the country and light to moderate fog may occur elsewhere over the country during midnight to noon."

The bulletin was released at 6:00pm yesterday and forecast weather during the next 24 hours.

"Night temperature may remain nearly unchanged and day temperature may rise slightly over the country," the bulletin added.