2nd Cold Spell: Miseries pile up for poor in the North Covering herself with pieces of worn-out clothes, an underprivileged woman sleeps under the open sky near Kanchpur Bridge in Narayanganj amid the winter chill yesterday. Winter compounds the misery of the homeless and low-income people as they find it difficult to stay warm. Photo: Anisur Rahman Our Correspondent, Thakurgaon Our Correspondent, Thakurgaon The northern part of the country is witnessing a sharp fall in temperature as the second spell of cold wave from the Himalayan sweeping through the region. The bone-chilling cold, accompanied by mild cooler wind, during the last four days disrupted normal life in different areas of Panchagarh and Thakurgaon.