Winter made its presence felt in full force as the mercury plunged to a bone-chilling 10.3 degrees Celsius in Panchagarh’s Tentulia early yesterday, marking the lowest temperature in the country so far this season.

Temperatures to drop slightly

Despite some sunshine breaking through the morning fog, residents struggled with the chill

The well-marked low that formed over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining Equatorial Indian Ocean yesterday still persists.

The low pressure over east equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a depression over parts of south Bay tomorrow

The well-marked low is likely to intensify further, BMD said in its morning weather bulletin

Day and night temperatures are expected to fall

Moderate to thick fog may occur at places over the northern part of the country

Light rain or drizzle may occur at one or two places in Chattogram division

The country may experience eight to 10 mild to moderate cold waves during the upcoming winter season, an official of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said yesterday.

BMD forecasts rain showers likely in parts of Bangladesh

In its monthly weather outlook for November, BMD today said there is a possibility of normal rainfall across the country this month

The severe cyclonic storm "Dana" swept coastal areas of India's eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal today since making landfall after midnight, toppling trees, snapping power lines and inundating some low-lying areas but no casualties were reported, officials said

Maritime ports asked to hoist local cautionary signal-3

Under the influence of the impending cyclonic storm Dana, the coastal district of Satkhira has been experiencing rainfall intermittently since early today

Maritime ports asked to hoist local cautionary signal 3

River ports in some regions have been asked to hoist cautionary signal 1 as a temporary south or south-easterly gusty or squally wind is likely to occur in many parts of the country, according to the special bulletin Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD)

The government has made necessary preparations to tackle Cyclone "Dana", which has formed in the Bay of Bengal and its adjoining areas, the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry announced today

It is likely to move in a west-northwesterly direction and intensify further

Maritime ports advised to hoist distant warning signal no 2