A mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over a total of 48 districts of the country, including Dhaka, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
In its regular bulletin, BMD said a mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over 13 districts of the Dhaka Division, eight districts of the Rajshahi Division, eight districts of the Rangpur Division, 10 districts of the Khulna division, six districts of the Barishal Division, and the Chandpur, Noakhali and Brahmanbaria districts.
This heatwave is unlikely to subside before Saturday, said Md Tariful Newaz Kabir, a meteorologist at the BMD.
He told bdnews24.com, "It is raining in some places in the northeastern part of the country, the Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions. As a result, the temperature in the northeastern region is slightly lower. There is no possibility of much rain in other parts of the country before Saturday. Hence, the heatwave will continue in those areas."
"Some scattered rainfall in areas affected by the heatwave may temporarily reduce temperatures slightly, but the heatwave will not be over. Heavy rain in these areas will reduce the heatwave after Saturday."
