Mild Heat Wave Sweeps Parts of Country

A mild heat wave is sweeping different parts of the country including Sylhet division. 

“Mild heat wave is sweeping Sylhet division and Rajshahi, Rangpur and Nilphamari districts and it may continue,”said Bangladesh Metrological Department (BMD), reports BSS.   

Besides, light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Mymensingh, Dhaka, and Rangpur divisions, and at one or two places over Rajshahi division with moderately heavy falls at places over the country, it added. 

The weather office recorded the highest rainfall 77mm in Sylhet in 24 hours till 6am on Monday.

The highest temperature was recorded at 36.4 degrees Celsius in Sayedpur of Rangpur division, while the lowest temperature was recorded at 24.5 degree Celcius in Sitakunda of Chattogram division.

Meanwhile, the low pressure area over Northwest Bay off Odisha-West Bengal coast intensified into a well-marked low and lies over the same area. It is likely to intensify further.

The axis of monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, centre of the well-marked low to Assam across central part of Bangladesh, it added.