Light to moderate rain likely in parts of country
The country’s highest rainfall of 58mm in the past 24 hours until 6am today was recorded at Kutubdia in Chattogram.
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds are likely to occur at many places across the country in the next 24 hours from 9am today (24 August), said the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
According to a Met Office bulletin, rain or thundershowers are likely at many places in Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few places in Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions.
Moderately heavy to heavy rainfall is also likely at places across the country, the bulletin said.
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The country's highest rainfall of 58mm in the past 24 hours until 6am today was recorded at Kutubdia in Chattogram.
Day and night temperatures may fall slightly across the country.
The axis of the monsoon trough runs through Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, the centre of the low over Assam and across the southern part of Bangladesh.
The monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and strong over the North Bay, the bulletin said.
