Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Sales at Dhaka's kitchen markets are declining amid the cold wave, despite adequate supply.

Visits to the kitchen markets in Motijheel, Segunbagicha and Jatrabari show fewer buyers over the past few days.

A cold wave has been sweeping across several parts of the country for days. On Thursday, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department reported cold wave conditions in 17 districts.

Amid the foggy conditions, most people stayed indoors on the weekly holiday of Friday, unless there was an urgent need to go out, affecting sales at Dhaka's kitchen markets.

At Segunbagicha, a buyer named Rafikul Islam told bdnews24.com: "I would not have come to the market at all. I get only one day off, and I did not want to go out in the co...