, March 23 -- In a rare twist of weather in the middle of Chaitra, a wintry chill has swept Faridpur, with dense fog enveloping the district and worrying farmers particularly onion growers.

From early Sunday morning, a thick blanket of fog covered fields, roads and homesteads, creating an environment like more a winter dawn than the late dry season.

Even after sunrise, the sun remained obscured for hours as mist lingered, reducing visibility and slowing the rhythm of the morning.

A mild, cool breeze added to the unusual atmosphere giving many residents the sense that the seasons had momentarily lost their way.

Yet life in rural areas carried on.

Farmers were seen heading to the fields with their cattle, while households went about ro...