A cold wave is sweeping over different parts of the country with the lowest temperature 3 degree Celsius recorded in Nilphamari on Monday morning.

People in the district have been suffering badly due to the persisting cold weather.

The poor people, including children and elderly persons, have been suffering much from different cold-related diseases.

The cold wave limited their outdoor activities to only basic necessities.

Sources at Dhaka Met office said the country’s lowest temperature of this year has been recorded in Saidpur and Dimla upazilas in the morning.