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A mild heatwave is sweeping over sixteen districts across the country and it may abate from some places.
"Mild heatwave is sweeping over the districts of Dhaka, Tangail, Faridpur, Madaripur, Rajshahi, Pabna, Sirajganj, Rangpur, Moulvibazar, Chandpur, Noakhali, Bagerhat, Jashore, Barishal, Patuakhali and Bhola and it may abate from some places", according to met office forecast for the next 24 hours began on Sunday.
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind are likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions, at a few places over Dhaka, Rajshahi Chattogram divisions and at one or two places over Khulna and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions.
The trough of low lies over West Bengal to Northwest Bay across the Southwestern part of Bangladesh. Southwest monsoon has advanced up to Dhaka, Barishal, Chattogram, Sylhet, Mymensingh, Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions. Conditions are favourable for further advance of the Southwest monsoon, reports BSS.
The country's maximum temperature on Saturday was recorded at 37.4 degrees Celsius at Jashore and the minimum temperature on Sunday was recorded at 21.8 degrees Celsius at Rajarhat. Maximum rainfall for the last twenty-four hours till 6am on Sunday was recorded at 55 mm at Rajarhat.
Day temperature may fall slightly and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
The sun sets at 6:43pm on Sunday and rises today at 5.:11am in Dhaka.
