As high temperatures continue to bake large swaths of Bangladesh, the weather department has predicted showers across the country in the next 24 hours.

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Mymensingh, Rajshahi and Dhaka divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at isolated places over the country, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said Sunday.

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A mild heat wave is sweeping through Rajshahi, Rangpur, and Nilphamari districts and it may ease.

It was a warm and humid day across the country today with the maximum temperature settling at 37.5 degrees Celsius in Rangpur's Sayedpur.

The minimum temperature was recorded at 25.1 degrees Celsius in Sylhet. The weather department recorded 178mm rainfall – the highest – in the district in the last 24 hours till 6pm Sunday.