DHAKA, Oct 16, 2021 (BSS) - Mild heat wave is sweeping over the regions of

Dhaka, Tangail, Faridpur, Mymensingh, Cumilla, Noakhali, Feni, Chandpur,
Pabna, Bogura, Sirajgonj, Dinajpur, Panchagarh, Jashore, Khulna, Barishal,
Bhola and Sylhet and it may abate from some places, a met release said today.

   Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to
occur at many places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions; at a few
places over Dhaka and Rajshahi divisions and at one or two places over
Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions, it said.

   Day and night temperature may fall slightly over the country.

   The low over Northwest Bay and adjoining West central Bay now lies over
Coastal north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha and adjoining West central Bay. One
of its associated troughs extends upto North Bay.

   South-west monsoon has withdrawn from northern part of Bangladesh. Monsoon
is less active elsewhere over Bangladesh and weak over North Bay.

   Country's maximum temperature on Friday was recorded 38.2 degrees Celsius
at Bogura and minimum temperature today was 23.4 degrees Celsius at
Chattogram.

   Maximum rainfall for the last 24 hours till 6:00am today was recorded 54
millimeters (mm) at Satkhira.

   Today's sunset at 5.32 PM and tomorrow's sunrise at 5.57 AM at Dhaka.