Severe heat wave may continue in four districts

The ongoing severe heat wave is likely to continue in four districts and mild to moderate heat wave in parts of the country, a Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) release said.

Severe heat wave is sweeping over the districts of Rajshahi, Pabna, Jashore and Chuadanga and mild to moderate heat wave over Dhaka division, rest part of Rajshahi and Khulna divisions and the districts of Rangpur, Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Patuakhali and it may continue, said the weather bulletin issued for the next 24 hours commencing at 9am today.

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is also likely to occur at one or two places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions.

Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country.

However, day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.

Country's maximum temperature on Sunday was recorded 41.0 degrees Celsius at Rajshahi and today's minimum temperature was 20.5 degrees Celsius at Sylhet.

The highest rainfall in the last 24 hours as of 6 am today was recorded 44 millimeters (mm) at Sylhet.

The sun sets at 6.24 pm today and rises at 5.28am tomorrow in the capital.