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Shivering cold has gripped the northern district of Naogaon as the country's lowest temperature at 8.6 degree Celsius was recorded here on Sunday morning. The severity of the cold coupled with winds remained unchanged, resulting in suffering of low-income people, especially children and the elderly. The temperature starts dropping in the afternoon, locals said; adding that it seems the temperature comes down to zero at night.
Farmers have been facing difficulties in cultivating the Boro paddy amid the knee-shaking cold. Firoz Hossain, a farmer of Shailgachhi union under the Sadar upazila, said they can't plant the saplings of the Boro paddy till 9 am amid the cold.
Abdul Jabbar, a rickshaw puller of Sadar upazila's Baludanga Bus Stand area, said that he faced trouble in riding the rickshaw in the morning and afternoon due to the severity of the cold. Mizanur Rahman, an official at Badalgachhi Weather Observatory in Naogaon, said the fog was less severe today as there was no cloud in the sky.
Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Abdul Awal said they have so far distributed 20,000 blankets among the needy under 11 upazilas and three municipalities. Moreover, an amount of Tk 67 lakh has been allocated for buying warm clothes for the poor, he said, adding additional clothes would be distributed soon.
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