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RANGPUR, Jan 1, 2026 (BSS) - The weather continued to improve bringing relief 
to common people for the second consecutive day today following further rise 
in maximum temperatures despite a little fall in minimum temperatures in the 
northern region.
 
However, from midnight until appearance of the sun at 9 am today, it was 
still bitterly cold, especially in the riverine char areas of Rangpur, 
Kurigram, Gaibandha, Lalmonirhat and Nilphamari districts in the sub-
Himalayan Brahmaputra basin. 
 
Besides, the people of Dinajpur, Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts 
experienced shivering cold due to lower temperatures amid blowing cooler 
winds till noon today. 
 
Later, the smile of the bright sun in a clear sky free from fog and clouds 
made the weather even sweeter and more enjoyable today.
 
Today, as the sweet sunshine in the region until sunset dispelled the cold 
and fog, normalcy had returned to public life.
 
Earlier, the weather deteriorated causing a chilling cold following reduction 
of the gap between maximum and minimum temperatures to the minimum in recent 
days when minimum temperatures mostly ranged between 9 and 12 degrees 
Celsius. 
 
However, the weather situation started becoming easier from Wednesday when 
the sun came out penetrating the thick blankets of fog from the morning in 
the sub- Himalayan northern region.
 
Local residents said vehicular movements on roads and highways and activities 
in business centers, markets, hats and bazaars, bus stands and terminals and 
rail stations gained momentum and remained normal today for the second 
consecutive day.
 
Officer-in-Charge of Rangpur Meteorological office meteorologist Md 
Mostafizar Rahman told BSS that the minimum temperatures marked little falls 
and ranged between 9 and 12 degrees Celsius in the region today. 
 
"The maximum temperatures marked further rises by one to two degrees Celsius 
and ranged between 22.3 and 24.1 degrees Celsius at 3 pm today, increasing 
the gap between the two temperatures by 12 degrees Celsius today," he said. 
 

So, the intensity of the cold has significantly decreased. Daytime 
temperatures will continue to increase and night temperatures may fluctuate 
slightly in the coming days, added Mostafizar Rahman.

The minimum temperatures recorded at 9 am today were 12 degrees Celsius at 
Rangpur city, 9.7 degrees at Dinajpur, 10.4 degrees at Saidpur, 9 degrees at 
Tentulia, 10.5 degrees at Dimla, 10.5 degrees at Rajarhat, 9.3 degrees at 
Thakurgaon, 10.9 degrees at Lalmonirhat and 11 degrees Celsius at Gaibandha 
points.
 
The maximum temperatures recorded at 3 pm today were 24.1 degrees Celsius at 
Rangpur city, 22.3 degrees at Dinajpur, 23.6 degrees at Saidpur, 23.8 degrees 
at Tentulia, 23.7 degrees at Dimla, 23.2 degrees at Rajarhat, 23.2 degrees at 
Thakurgaon, 22.8 degrees at Lalmonirhat and 23.1 degrees Celsius at Gaibandha 
points.
 
Following improvement of the weather situation, common people and farm- and 
day- laborers conducted normal activities everywhere, including remote char 
areas today.
 
The district administrations, NGOs, voluntary, sociocultural and political 
organizations, trade bodies, different banks and affluent people are 
continuing distribution of warm clothes among cold-hit people in all eight 
districts of Rangpur division.