Mild heatwave may continue in Dhaka, Rajshahi and 2 other districts

Mild heatwave sweeping over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Panchagarh, Moulvibazar and Feni districts may continue, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said today.

BMD also predicted rains and thundershowers in parts of the country.

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely at many places in Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions, with moderately heavy falls at places over the country in the 24 hours from 9:00am, BMD said in a bulletin.

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

The axis of monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal to Assam across southern part of Bangladesh. Monsoon is less active over Bangladesh and moderate over North Bay.

The axis of monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal to Assam across southern part of Bangladesh.

Monsoon is less active over Bangladesh and moderate over north Bay, it said.

Country's highest temperature was recorded in Rajshahi at 36.8 degrees Celcius.