Rain Likely in Parts of Country

The met office today predicted rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind at one or two places of the country in the next 24 hours as of 9 am tomorrow.

"Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, and Sylhet divisions, and weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country," said a met office release here today.

Day temperature may rise slightly and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.

Country's maximum temperature on Thursday was recorded 36.2 degrees Celsius at Rangamati in Chattogram and today's minimum temperature was recorded 21.6 degrees Celsius at Rajarhat in Rangpur.

The highest rainfall in the last 24 hours as of 6 am today was recorded 26 millimeters (mm) at Rajarhat in Rangpur.

The sun sets at 6.17 pm today and rises at 5.44 am tomorrow in the capital.