In light of the government decision, all academic activities of primary and secondary schools in Bogura were suspended as the mercury dropped below 10 degrees Celsius in the district today.

Meanwhile, classes at all secondary and primary schools in Natore districts were suspended for today, according to two notices of the authorities concerned last night.

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Primary, secondary schools can be shut if temp dips below 10°C

In Bogura, Abdur Rahman, assistant meteorologist of the Bogura Met office, said, temperature in Bogura has been recorded at 9.1 degrees Celsius around 6:00am and 9:00am.

It is the lowest temperature of this year in Bogura, he said.

Yesterday, the temperature was recorded 11.4 degrees Celsius, he added.

District Primary Education officer Azaduzzaman Chowdhury and district Secondary Education Officer Hazrat Ali declared the suspension of all academic activities of the schools for today after getting instruction from Bogura's Deputy Commissioner Saiful Islam, the primary education officer said.

In Natore, District Primary Education Officer Golam Nabi said the temperature in the adjacent districts was below 10 degrees last night. Therefore, the district primary education office and secondary education office last night simultaneously suspended all the classes for today, the official added.

However, other academic activities at all educational institutions will continue, he confirmed.

The decision to suspend classes will be extended if the temperature does not rise, he also said.

Natore Deputy Commissioner Abu Naser Bhunyan said, "There is no local meteorological office in Natore, but we guess that the temperature is likely to drop below 10 degrees Celsius.

"According to the information provided by the local meteorological offices in Ishwardi, Rajshahi and Naogaon, which is around 40 to 50 kilometres from Natore, the temperature in the areas was 9.5 degrees Celsius yesterday. So, classes were suspended in Natore today," DC Naser said.

As per the regular weather bulletin of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, a mild cold wave is sweeping Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions and Jashore, Kushtia, Chuadanga, Tangail, Madaripur and Kishoreganj districts and it may continue.