Rains to drench Bangladesh

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Saturday predicted light to moderate rains across the country in 24 hours commencing at 9am.

A met office bulletin said: “Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to at a few places over Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal and Chittagong divisions

It added: “Moderately heavy falls expected at places over the country.”

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

Monsoon trough runs through Bihar, West Bengal to Assam across central part of Bangladesh.

Monsoon is less active over Bangladesh and weak to moderate over North Bay.

The country’s highest temperature was recorded in Syedpur at 35.4 degree Celsius on Friday while the lowest temperature 23.4 degree Celsius was recorded in Tetulia, Panchagarh on Saturday.

The country’s highest 30 millimeter of rainfall was recorded in Hatia on Saturday.