News Desk :
With a heatwave battering life across the county for the last few days, light rain provided some relief to residents of Dhaka and several other districts of the country on Friday.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted more rains or thundershowers in different parts of the country, including Dhaka, over the next 24 hours, starting from 9am.
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places in Chittagong and Barisal divisions, at a few places in Rangpur, Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions, and at one or two places in Rajshahi and Khulna divisions, with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over Barisal and Chittagong divisions, the BMD said.
The southwest monsoon has advanced up to the Chittagong coast, the met office said.
A mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping across Rangpur division as well as the districts of Rajshahi, Naogaon, Sirajganj, Netrokona and Sylhet.
According to the BMD bulletin, day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged across the country.
The highest temperature on Thursday was recorded at 38.6 degrees Celsius in Saidpur, while the lowest temperature was 23.2 degrees in Kishoreganj’s Nikli on Friday.
The highest rainfall of 100mm was recorded in Hatia upazila of Noakhali.
