Four
people died due to extreme cold at different villages in Jibannagar upazila
Monday night.
The
deceased are: Tarun Nesa, 70, and Sabbir Ahmad, 12, of Goyeshwarpur village,
Arji Banu, 90, of Koya village, and Sharifan Nesa, 105, of Medinipur village.
Chuadanga
Met Office sources said cold spell has been sweeping the district for the last
several days. Mercury dipped as low as 6.7 degrees Celsius in the district town
early Tuesday.
Sky
remained overcast almost throughout the last week. Extreme cold with fog and
dew paralysed life in the district.
The
harsh weather hit most the poor, especially children and old people.
Hospital
sources said several hundred people, who have been attacked by cold-related
diseases, received treatment in different hospitals in the last three days.
Scores
more got admitted to hospitals during the period.
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