Dhaka has been experiencing continuous rainfall since Sunday morning, causing inconvenience for office-goers and commuters.
While the intensity of rain had reduced a little in the preceding days, it has regained momentum since Saturday in all eight divisions, including Dhaka.
“Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind are likely to occur at most places in Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Barisal, Chittagong and Sylhet divisions and at many places in Rajshahi and Khulna divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country,” said a regular bulletin of the Met Office.
It also predicted the continuation of ongoing rain activity for three more days.
Day temperature may fall slightly and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
The highest temperature was recorded at 35 degree Celsius in Pabna’s Ishwardi while the lowest temperature was recorded at 24 degree Celsius in Cox’s Bazar’s Kutubdia in the country.
The weather office recorded the highest 126mm rainfall in Kurigram’s Rajarhat upazila.
The axis of monsoon trough runs through India’s Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal to Assam across the northern part of Bangladesh. One of its associated troughs extends up to North Bay. Monsoon is active over Bangladesh and moderate over North Bay.
