CUET Campus Takes on a New Charm Under the Winter Fog
Winter, the coldest season of the year in temperate regions, arrives quietly after autumn and before spring. With its arrival, nature sheds its old cloak and adorns itself in renewed elegance. The long-awaited chill has finally settled in, carrying with it a sense of nobility and calm. As winter takes hold, both nature and human life seem to pause, breathe, and rediscover familiar rhythms.
The season announces itself gently through the sweet fragrance of freshly collected date palm sap floating in the air, and the revival of traditional pitha and payesh making across homes and streets. In urban areas, shops brim with winter delicacies, while in rural mornings, people gather around fire pits to fend off the cold. At dawn, dewdrops resting on blades of grass send a shiver through bare feet, only to glisten like pearls once touched by the soft winter sun. The calls of birds echo through the stillness, while mustard fields, dressed in radiant yellow, brighten both landscape and spirit.
Dense layers of fog often blur the surroundings, rendering moored boats by riverbanks invisible even at close range. Walking through mist-covered paths, piercing the fog’s veil, brings a quiet peace to the mind. Winter also inspires a transformation in attire — mufflers, sweaters, jackets, coats and caps in vibrant colours emerge, blending warmth with evolving fashion.
Amid this natural spectacle lies the Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), the only engineering university nestled within the hilly terrain of southeastern Bangladesh. Cradled by rolling hills and uneven mounds, the campus welcomes winter slightly earlier than many other regions. In the early hours, dewdrops clinging to leaves and branches silently announce the season’s arrival. Just as nature reveals Bengal’s timeless beauty in innumerable forms, the cool breeze flowing through the CUET campus awakens a new rhythm in the hearts of its students.
The fog formed from condensed dew over the lake near the university’s main gate and the waters of Padma Pukur immediately calms the mind. From Shadhinota Chattar to Hotasha Chattar, along Teachers’ Lane and across the central field, the sharp, cold air makes one thing clear: winter has firmly arrived at CUET.
Saikat Das, a fourth-year student of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, shared his experience of winter mornings on campus.
“On winter mornings, the pitch roads of the campus remain wrapped in fog. The calls of birds and the dew-kissed grass create a calm, serene atmosphere that feels almost heavenly,” he said.
Raisatul Mukarrama, a fourth-year student of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, reflected on how winter adds motivation to campus life.
“If I didn’t get to experience winter at CUET, I don’t think I could wake up early every day and make my way to classes while juggling academic pressure,” she said.
Echoing a similar sentiment, Samin Yeasar, a third-year student of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, described winter at CUET as a message from nature itself.
“The gentle smile of the morning sun emerging from behind dense fog, the dew-soaked grass, and the chilling evening breeze all signal winter’s arrival, turning CUET into a green paradise,” he said.
