FruitsWith winter setting in, sap tappers across Dinajpur's 13 upazilas are at work. In Nawabganj, six tappers from Bagmara in Rajshahi boil the sap of 232 date palms into molasses, selling at 235 taka a kilo wholesale and 250 retail.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department expects four to six cold waves from November to January, though El Nino may keep average temperatures above normal.
HealthWhen worn enamel or receding gums expose the dentine, cold and heat make teeth twinge. Dentist Dr Sharmin Sultana advises seeing a dentist promptly for lasting pain, pain at night or pain on biting.
EnvironmentMeteorologists say average winter temperatures may run above normal and cold waves may be brief; with less rain, fog may thicken, and irrigation demand may rise in the boro season.
Dense dawn fog and a light cold wind have reached the country's northernmost upazila; vehicles are driving with headlights on.
Flocks of migratory birds from colder countries have again settled at Ulupur Dighi in Tarash, Sirajganj, drawing visitors, while locals urge protection from hunters.
EnvironmentA Jagonews24 feature on 5 February 2026 (23 Magh 1432) traced the late-winter turn towards spring in Dhaka: leaves dropping, young leaves breaking out and the scent of mango blossom, most clearly at Hatirjheel.
After a few warmer days, dense fog and a biting wind returned to Dinajpur, worrying farmers about boro seedbeds and potato fields.
Less fog and weak north-westerly winds have eased the cold in the second half of January, the Met Office says.
Tappers brought from Rajshahi are making date palm molasses in Magura, where young entrepreneurs expect a profit of Tk 4-5 lakh this season.
Tender duck, thick gravy and the mellow taste of coconut make narikeli hash a festive winter lunch with rice.
VegetablesNew potatoes sold at Tk 30 to Tk 45 a kg in Dinajpur's markets on 11 January 2026, up Tk 10 to Tk 25 by variety. Farmers and traders blamed bitter cold and fog that kept labourers from the fields; old potatoes stayed at Tk 12.
A cold wave and dense fog in Bhola are killing boro rice seedlings, leaving farmers, some of them on loans, fearing a shortage of seedlings.
