A severe shortage of cold storage facilities has left potato growers in the northern districts struggling to manage a space for their produce, with the price of the cash crop dropping to Tk聽10 a kilogram on the local wholesale markets on Friday.
Potato growers in the northern districts are staring at heavy losses this season due to a plunge in the price of potatoes, with the harvesting of the cash crop going on in full swing...
The Bangladesh Cold Storage Association (BCSA) has demanded a reduction in bank loan interest rates and electricity bills aiming to lower potato storage rent...
The ongoing mild cold wave might continue two more days with forecasts of a fall in temperature across the country through tomorrow, predicted the Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Friday.
URBAN centres, especially in Dhaka, face a significant rise in cold-related illness. The most vulnerable segments, the children and the elderly, bear the brunt, causing overcrowded hospitals and overextended healthcare system...
A mild to moderate cold wave was sweeping over the districts of Panchagarh and Kurigram on Sunday with forecasts of both day and night temperatures slightly falling today...
Bangladesh Meteorological Department on Friday warned that a mild to moderate cold wave might start from tomorrow.
A mild coldwave is sweeping over the five districts and it may abate, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department...
The ongoing mild to moderate cold wave is likely to continue amidst forecasts of further drop in the temperature from the middle of next week.
At least eight children died of cold-related diseases in four districts under Rangpur division in the first three days of January taking to 63 the death toll from such diseases...
Shivering cold along with fog and wind disrupted normal life across the country, especially in the northern region, on Thursday.聽
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecasted that several cold waves are likely to sweep across the country after January 10.
The weather across the country is likely to remain mostly dry with a temporary partly cloudy sky over the next 72 hours commencing 9:00am on Wednesday, according to an update of Bangladesh Meteorological Department...
Bangladesh is currently facing its first tangible coldwave of the season, with temperatures dropping sharply across various regions...
The government has announced a long-awaited wage hike for cold storage workers after 12 years, raising the minimum monthly pay to Tk 14,000...
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department announced the first cold wave of the season on Friday, about three weeks earlier than the past year.
Mild cold wave may sweep the northwestern and western parts of the country from Saturday, said Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
AN INCREASE in the number of patients, especially children and the elderly, with complaints of cold-related diseases and death from such diseases warrants special measures. Besides, patients with diseases that are usually aggravated by cold weather, including respiratory problems, diarrhoea, jaundice, skin diseases, fever and others, have crowded...
Cold related illness like fever, sneezing, cough, neck pain and asthma has been increasing among the children as the winter begins...
The United States Trade and Development Agency has awarded a feasibility study grant to establish a temperature-controlled logistics network to develop cold storage refrigeration warehouses in Bangladesh to reduce food losses and improve food security...
The wages for workers in the cold storage sector are set to increase 12 years after the last revision, with the minimum wage board finalising a draft proposal recommending a minimum monthly pay of Tk聽14,000 for the sector鈥檚 workers...
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State minister for commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu on Wednesday said that the government would construct modern cold storages for preservation of the perishable commodities including onion.....