After last week's continuous rain brought on by Cyclone Asani, the heat has started to spread again since the beginning of this week and will continue till Friday.
Although rain has been reported from the western and northern regions of the country, the temperature is still rising in the rest of the areas, reports Bangla Tribune.
As a result, the people of Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chittagong, Khulna and Barisal region are suffering from extreme heatwaves.
According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), the scorching heat may continue for the next four days due to high water vapor in the air.
Regarding the scorching heat, Meteorologist Omar Faruk said: "It is getting hotter in Dhaka with time, This is because the amount of water vapor in the air is much higher. The sweat is not drying.”
After Friday, the temperature may drop in some places due to the stormy season.
On May 9, the highest temperature in the country was 36.1°C in Rajshahi, which recorded the highest on Monday as well along with Ishwardi (35.5°C).
However, the temperature is slightly lower in the north due to rains.
Besides, on Monday, the temperature in Dhaka was 34.8; Mymensingh was 33.5; Chittagong was 34; Sylhet was 31.5; Rangpur was 32 due to rain; Khulna was 35.5 and Barisal was 34.7 degrees Celsius.
According to the BMD forecast, there may be thundershowers at several places in Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions, and some parts of the Chittagong, Rajshahi and Dhaka divisions.
There may also be moderate to heavy rains in some parts of the Northern part of the country. Elsewhere, the weather will be mostly dry with partly cloudy skies.
Temperatures, meanwhile, are expected to rise slightly throughout the day and night time across the country.
Meanwhile, a warning issued for the river ports said that there could be temporary gusts of 45 to 60 kmph from the West or North-West along Dinajpur, Rangpur, Tangail, Mymensingh, Comilla and Sylhet areas with rain or thunderstorms.
River ports in these areas have been asked to hoist Warning Signal No 1.