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Cold, fog play havoc with Boro seedlings in Bangladesh

Rangpur, Bangladesh: The diseases of cold injury and fungus caused by severe cold and dense fog have attacked Boro seedlings on vast seed beds in the 16 northern districts including Rangpur in Bangladesh. The diseases have turned the seedlings yellow on 25,000 seed beds with the farmers apprehending that they would not be able to bring the targeted lands under Boro farming this season Agriculturists opine that Boro farming on targeted lands many not be achieved this season if there has been no change in weather. It would be one month’s late to plant seedlings in most of the lands in case new seed beds are prepared.  Read more...

Cold paralyses life in Jhenidah

Jhenidah, Bangladesh:  Biting cold along with chilly air and dense fog has paralysed the normal lives of the 16 lakh people of the district for the last few days.

Although winter set in some days ago, the bite of severe cold has really begun now.

With the bone jerking cold along with chilly air and dense fog from early night to midday has already paralysed the lives of the people of the district.

Sun is visible at noon. But has no impression on cold. It is now a normal scene on the roads that people are shivering in the cold.  Read more...

Cold another name of ‘cruelty’ to Aila-affected people

Nine old persons die of cold in the last four days in three affected unions

Khulna, Bangladesh: Cold is now another name of ‘cruelty’ to the severely Aila-affected people of Dacope upazila in Khulna district of Bangladesh, observed the leader of the Nagarik Parishad there, Dr Achintya Kumar Biswas. He said that that a total of 50,000 out of 60,000 affected people have been living on the sides of the roads that go through the beels (swamps) or by the river banks.  Read more...

Narsingdi slum people cry for warm clothes

Narsingdi, Bangladesh: The poor people, particularly the slum dwellers in Narsingdi town of Bangladesh, are crying for warm clothes to protect themselves from the biting cold sweeping over the country for around a week.

During a visit Tuesday night, it was found that people residing in different slums were sitting close to each other inside their respective houses to get some respite from the cold.

Our New Age correspondent visited the slums at Baniyachal, Kawriapara, Satirpara, Chowala, Rangamatia and Bowakur in the town and saw the hapless people suffering from the chill.  Read more...