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Severe Heat Wave Grips Northern Bangladesh
A severe heat wave is affecting several districts in the north, north-east, and north-west regions of the country, with Dhaka and Khulna divisions and Rajshahi district experiencing particularly severe conditions, according to the meteorological office forecast.
Pabna, Jashore, and Chuadanga districts are facing a very severe heat wave, while Dhaka and the rest of Khulna divisions and Rajshahi district are experiencing a severe heat wave.
Additionally, mild to moderate heat waves are sweeping over Barishal division and the remaining parts of Rajshahi division, as well as the districts of Mymensingh, Moulvibazar, Feni, Cox’s Bazar, Chandpur, and Rangamati, with the possibility of continuation.
The weather bulletin, valid for the next 24 hours from 9 am today, predicts rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally winds in one or two places over Mymensingh, Sylhet, and Chattogram divisions, with hails in isolated areas. Meanwhile, the rest of the country is expected to remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy skies.
A trough of low pressure lies over West Bengal and the adjoining area.
Daytime temperatures may rise by (1-2) degrees Celsius in Rangpur division but are expected to remain nearly unchanged elsewhere in the country. Nighttime temperatures are likely to remain stable nationwide.
Due to increased moisture incursion, discomfort may persist.
On Saturday, the country’s highest temperature reached 42.6 degrees Celsius in Jashore, while the minimum temperature today was 20.5 degrees Celsius in Tetulia.
The sun will set at 06:23 PM today and rise at 05:31 AM tomorrow in the capital.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds at most places across the Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas may experience moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall, according to their latest weather bulletin released on Thursday.
Day and night temperatures are expected to remain nearly unchanged across the country.
The highest rainfall in the country over the past 24 hours was recorded in Kumarkhali, with 104mm of rain by 6 a.m. on Thursday.
The axis of the monsoon trough extends from India’s Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal to Assam, passing through Bangladesh, with one of its associated troughs stretching into the North Bay of Bengal.
The monsoon remains active over Bangladesh and moderate to strong over the North Bay region.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted that the mild heat wave currently affecting parts of the country, including the capital, is expected to subside in most areas within the next 24 hours, starting from 9 am today.
“A mild heat wave is sweeping across the divisions of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, and Sylhet, as well as the districts of Jashore, Chuadanga, and Kushtia. It is likely to ease in most regions,” the department reported.
In addition, BMD predicted light to moderate rainfall or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, across most of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas are expected to experience moderate to very heavy rainfall.
Temperatures across the country may drop by 1-2 degrees Celsius during both day and night.
On Monday, Dinajpur in the Rangpur division recorded the country’s highest temperature at 38.6°C, while Bandarban in the Chattogram division saw the lowest temperature at 24.6°C early today.
Meanwhile, rainfall recorded in the past 24 hours, ending at 6 am today, reached 66 mm in Nikli of Dhaka Division.
The sunset in Dhaka is at 5:53 pm today, and sunrise is expected at 5:49 am tomorrow.
Two separate murder cases were filed today in connection with the deaths of a private service holder and a Madrasa student during the anti-discrimination student movement.
The first case was lodged by Ridwan Ahmed with Panchlaish police station, accusing former ministers Dr. Hasan Mahmud, Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, and 127 others for the death of his nephew Sujan, 14. Sujan, the son of Belal Hossain from Beramara village in Noakhali’s Sadar Thana, was a student at Al Jamirul Hayat Madrasa in the city’s Chandgaon area. He was fatally shot in the Muradpur area on July 18.
The second case was filed by Jamal Uddin at Doublemooring police station, accusing 225 individuals, including Dr. Hasan Mahmud and Education Minister Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, for the killing of his elder brother Alam, a private service holder, on August 5.
