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Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicts rain or thundershower in parts of the country over 24 hours starting from 9:00 am on Sunday, UNB reported.
“Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions,” said a BMD bulletin.
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country.
The day and the night temperatures may rise by 1-2°C over the country, it said.
Tariful Islam Newaz, meteorologist at the BMD, said they recorded 28 mm rainfall in Dhaka over six hours, from 12:00 am to 6:00 am.
The capital Dhaka may experience rain in the next 24 hours, starting from 9:00 am, he said, adding that the highest 63 mm rainfall was recorded in Kishoreganj’s Nikli over 24 hours, till 6:00 am Sunday.
The country’s highest temperature, 33.8 degree Celsius, was recorded in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf and Khulna’s Mongla respectively on Saturday.
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