Light to Moderate Rain Likely Over Country

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at isolated places over the country, reports BSS.

Day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country for the next twenty-four hours commencing from 9am today, according to a Met Office release here today.

The monsoon axis runs through Bihar, West Bengal and thence northeastwards to Assam across central part of Bangladesh. Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and moderate over North Bay.

Country's maximum temperature on Thursday was recorded by 35.6 degree celsius at Rajshahi and minimum temperature today was recorded by 24.0 degree celsius at Rangamati.

Highest rainfall for the last twenty-four hours till 6am today was recorded by 35 millimeters(mm) at Madaripur.

The sun sets at 6.50 pm today and rises at 5.12 am tomorrow in the capital.