The country is likely to see extreme weather events in April as the met office has projected a temperature of over 40 degrees Celsius and at least one cyclone during the month.
At least one extreme heat wave is likely to blow over the northern, northeastern and central regions of the country in April, said Bangladesh Meteorological Department in its long-range forecast.
In addition, the other parts of the country may see one or two mild or moderate heat waves.
According to the met office, temperature between 36-38 degrees Celsius is considered as mild heat wave, 38-40 degrees Celsius as moderate heat wave and above 40 degrees Celsius is considered as extreme heat wave in Bangladesh.
The long-range forecast, issued on March 6, also projected that one or two depressions might form in the Bay of Bengal in April, and at least one depression may turn into a cyclone.
According to met records, The highest temperature recorded in the country was 45.1 degrees Celsius on May 18, 1972. In Dhaka, the highest temperature recorded was 42.4 degrees Celsius on April 23, 2014, which was the highest in 54 years.
Regarding rainfall, the country may experience more than average rainfall in April.
The met office projected around 1,080mm rainfall in the coming month, compared to the usual 958mm rainfall on average during this time of year.