Dhaka, Nov. 12 -- Winter has begun to set in across Panchagarh, Bangladesh's northernmost border district, as temperatures continue to dip each day.

The chill in the air deepens with the thickening fog, cold mornings, evening breezes, and dew settling over the fields.

The lowest temperature of the season was recorded at 12.6degC in Tetulia Upazila at 9am on Wednesday, down from 14.5degC the previous day -- a fall of nearly two degrees within 24 hours.

Jitendranath Roy, the acting officer at the Tetulia Weather Observation Centre, said temperatures are gradually dropping and a mild cold wave may sweep through the region towards the end of November.

"Several cold spells are likely to hit Panchagarh and its surrounding districts througho...