Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted light to moderate rains across the country including Dhaka division in 24 hours commencing at 9am on Saturday.
“Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Dhaka and Khulna divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions,” said a Met office bulletin.
Day and night temperatures may rise slightly over the country.
The axis of monsoon trough runs through Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal to Assam across central part of Bangladesh.
One of its associated troughs extends up to North Bay.
Besides, monsoon is active over Bangladesh and moderate to strong over North Bay.