Rain likely across country

The weather department has predicted showers in parts of the country in the next 24 hours.

“Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Barishal, Chattogram, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Dhaka, Rangpur, Rajshahi and Khulna divisions with moderately heavy falls at isolated places over the country,” the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said on Wednesday.

According to the BMD forecast, a mild heat wave is sweeping over Sylhet division and the districts of Rajshahi, Panchagarh and Nilphamari and it may continue.

Meanwhile, the low over the Northwest Bay off Odisha coast has intensified into a well-marked low over Odisha and adjoining areas.

It is likely to intensify further. Its associated trough extends to the East Central Bay. Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and moderate elsewhere over North Bay.

Day and night temperatures may remain nearly unchanged over the country, as per the BMD bulletin.