Bangladesh, Feb. 23 -- This year the winter was perhaps warmer and more short-lived than before. In the country's north the wintry spell was severer and more prolonged. However, in the capital it was hardly cold enough to send people to bed and under quilts or blankets early in the evening or night. Only after a depression in the Bay of Bengal did the wintry chill made its presence felt for a couple of days in the month of Magh. Gone are the days when the mere touch of tap water sent a shivering sensation through one's whole frame. Many did not even have the opportunity to pull their heavier warm clothes out of their wardrobes this time.
Yet the weather is not consistent enough. This is early Falgun on the Bangla calendar. And no two days ...