Mild cold wave has started hitting the northern parts of the country giving birth to cold-related diseases and sufferings to the poor.
Yesterday morning the Met office recorded the lowest temperature-nine degrees Celsius-in Ishwardi.
This season, the lowest temperature has been recorded as 8.5 degrees Celsius till date on December 28 in the same district.
Pneumonia, Asthma and different complications related to the respiratory system are becoming dominant in Kurigram district.
Dr Nazrul Islam, residential medical officer of the District sadar hospital yesterday said: “141 people including 60 children were admitted with cold-related complications yesterday.”
At least 800 people had taken treatment at the outdoor unit of the hospital in last few days, he added.
Civil Surgeon Dr Lokman Hakim said they had introduced a control room to attend the increasing rush of patients in the hospital.
“We have already formed 85 medical teams to provide treatment at the field level and cancelled all kinds of leave of the staffs,” Hakim said.
Alongside the chilly wind, dense fog had been disrupting road and water way communications for the last few days in the northern districts.
The water transports are taking hours longer to reach their destinations because of the fog. Ferry operations on the Mawa-Keurakandi route remained suspended for 12 hours because of the heavy fog on Saturday at night creating a two-kilometer long tailback on both the sides of the river.
Sirajul Islam, manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation, Mawa, said water transports and ferry services remained suspended to avoid accidents.
