The normal life of the residents of Dhaka city was disrupted badly on Monday due to the intermittent rainfall triggered by a depression in the Bay of Bengal and active monsoon in the country.

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) recorded 12 mm of rainfall between 6 am and 12 pm on Monday in Dhaka city while 18 mm in the past 24 hours from 6 am Sunday till 6am Monday, meteorologist AKM Nazmul Haque told UNB.

“The rainfall may continue for one more day and the intensity of the rainfall may fall from August 9 (Wednesday),” he said.

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Many people in the city walked to reach their workplaces for lack of vehicles due to rain.

Commuters in Dhaka remained stuck for hours in unusual traffic jam in the morning following the rains.

Students and officegoers suffered immensely due to traffic chaos at several points in Dhaka while vehicles got stranded for hours on the streets in parts of the city.

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According to the regular bulletin of the Met office, light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with
heavy to very heavy rainfall at places across the country.

Day and night temperatures may fall slightly.

The axis of the monsoon trough runs through Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal to Assam and across the central part of Bangladesh.

The monsoon is active over Bangladesh and moderate to strong over the North Bay.
Meanwhile, maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal no. 3 as deep convection is continuing over the North Bay due to strong monsoon.

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Squally weather may affect the maritime ports, the North Bay and adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh, said a special bulletin of the Met office on Monday .