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