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Rain damages 412 hectares of croplands in Kurigram: DAE
Due to untimely pre-monsoon showers crops in some 412 hectares of land were damaged in Kurigram according to the Department of Agricultural Extension.
Due to incessant rain in the last two months 265 hectares of Boro paddy, 95 hectares of Jute, 20 hectares of peanut, 12 hectares of vegetables,10 hectares of sesame,, five hectares of quinoa, and five hectares of radhuni horse (spice) were ruined.
“ As the sun did not come out, 30 maund of paddy I harvested started to rot. The wholesalers are not ready to buy these paddies even at tk 600 per maund,” said Suman, a well-off farmer from Shialkanda village in Nageshwari upazila.
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Agriculturist Abdur Rashid, Deputy Director of DAE said, “We have got the primary estimation of the damages which shows 60 per cent of the crops got damaged. But we can estimate the amount of loss later.”
He said so far 84 percent of Boro crops in the district have been collected. “The farmers are struggling a bit due to lack of sun otherwise the production met the expectations.”
Md Abdur Sabur, assistant director of Rajarhat weather observatory center said “Due to climate change and easterly wind pressure this year 990 mm of rainfall has been recorded already in April and May this year in the district.”
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He said, “The rain showers will persist till June . Already 512 mm of rainfall has been recorded until Monday in this month. Due to excessive rains croplands of low-lying areas in the district are being inundated.”
Pre-monsoon showers likely over the country
Pre-monsoon showers with intense lightning flashes are likely to persist over the country in 24 hours commencing 9 am on Sunday, says the Met office.
“Rain or thundershowers with intense lightning flashes and temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions. Also at a few places over Rajshahi & Khulna divisions,” said Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecast.
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It said, moderately heavy (22-43) mm to heavy (44-88) mm falls are likely at places over the country.
Day temperature may rise slightly and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
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The maximum rainfall in the country was recorded at 63 mm at Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram in the last 24 hours.
Rains lash Dhaka, trigger snarls
Dhaka woke up to a rainy and pleasant morning on Saturday, thanks to a nor'wester that lashed the metropolis.
The weather department recorded 42mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours till 6am.
"Showers are likely occur in Dhaka, Rangpur and Bogura districts in the next 24 hours,” said Monowar Hossain, a meteorologist at Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
Though the showers brought the much-needed reprieve to the residents from the sizzling summer heat, they brought back the obvious miseries -- rush-hour traffic snarls.
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The worst affected were the office-goers and school-going children as traffic crawled in several busy stretches of the densely populated metropolis due to the rains.
According to the regular bulletin of the Met office, released on Friday, "Rain or thundershowers with intense lightning flashes and temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Chattogram division and at one or two places over Khulna and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country.”
The highest temperature on Friday was recorded at 37.6 degrees Celsius in Khulna's Jashore, while the minimum temperature was 20.8 degrees in Rangpur's Rajarhat.
Rains likely to lash Bangladesh
Brace for some reprieve from the summer heat, as the weather department has predicted showers across Bangladesh in the next 24 hours.
"Rain or thundershowers with intense lightning flashes and temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Mymensingh, and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Dhaka and Chattogram divisions and at one or two places over Khulna and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country," the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said Thursday.
A mild heat wave is sweeping over Rajshahi, Madaripur, Chandpur and Bagerhat and it may continue, it added.
The highest temperature Thursday was recorded at 36.8 degrees Celsius in Madaripur, while the minimum temperature was 21 degrees in Sylhet, the BMD said.
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No improvement in Sylhet's flood situation
The overall flood situation in Sylhet district showed no signs of improvement on Wednesday, with some rivers still flowing above the danger level.
Officials said that all the rivers of the district are full to the brim due to the onrush of hilly waters from the upstream and incessant rains over the past several days. The Surma and the Kushiara, in particular, are flowing above the danger level.
Brace for showers with lightning: Met office
The Bangladesh Metrological Department (BMD) has predicted showers with intense lightning across Bangladesh in 24 hours commending 9am on Monday.
“Light to moderate rain or thunder showers with intense lightning flashes and temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Chattogram division and at one or two places over Rajshahi and Dhaka divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over northern part of the country,” said a regular Met office bulletin.
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Weather may remain mainly dry with partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country.
Day temperatures may rise slightly and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
The maximum rainfall has been recorded in Tetulia of Rangpur division at 92 mms, said the bulletin.
Meanwhile, the trough of low extended from Bihar to North Bay across Gangetic West Bengal and Southern part of Bangladesh persists, it added.
Rains likely in parts of country
Eight divisions of the country may witness light to moderate rain or thundershowers in 24 hours commencing 9 am, said Met office on Sunday.
According to a Met office bulletin, “Light to moderate rain or thunder showers with intense lightning flashes and temporary gusty/squally wind is likely at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Rajshahi, Dhaka and Chattogram divisions and at one or two places over Khulna and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over northern part of the country.”
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Trough of Westerly low lies over West Bengal and adjoining area with its extension to Northwest Bay.
Day and night temperature may remain nearly uncahanged over the country.
Light to moderate rain predicted across Bangladesh
The weather department Saturday forecasted light to moderate rain or thundershowers across the country in the next 24 hours.
"Light to moderate rain or thundershowers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Sylhet and Chattogram divisions; at a few places over Rajshahi and Dhaka divisions, and one or two places over Khulna and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the northern part of the country," said the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.
Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged and night temperature may rise slightly, it added.
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Rivers in Sylhet and Sunamganj in spate after heavy rains
Rivers in Sylhet and Sunamganj districts swelled to the danger level due to heavy rains and onrush of water from bordering India, said the Sylhet Water Development Board.
Besides, heavy rains are expected in the next 24 hours in the northeastern part of the country and adjoining Tripura in India. And so, the water of bordering rivers including several rivers of Sylhet and Sunamganj may flow over the danger level, AKM Niloy Pasha, sub-divisional engineer of Sylhet Water Development Board.
The water level of almost all the rivers in Sylhet is increasing due to the onrush of water and ongoing rains. The water level of Surma River in Kanaighat upazila has already crossed the danger level.
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According to the Sylhet Water Development Board, the water level of Surma River is flowing at 12.75 cm above the danger level in Kanaighat area which was at 0.59 cm above the danger level at 6 am on Friday while, in Sylhet, it is flowing at 10.80 cm above danger level and 7.8cm over the danger level in Sunamganj.
Kushiyara River in Sheola is flowing at 13.5cm above the danger level while Sari river in Goaighat area is 12.35 cm above the danger level.
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Meanwhile, 126 mm rainfall was recorded in Sylhet district on Friday, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
Saeed Ahmad Chowdhury, a senior meteorologist at the Sylhet Meteorological Office, said there is a possibility of rains to continue in Sylhet till May 18. There will be more rains at night than during the day.
Heavy rainfall likely in 5 divisions
Moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur in five divisions of the country Thursday, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).
Due to the peripheral effect of the cyclonic storm Asani, moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions.
The severe cyclonic storm Asani over West Central Bay of Bengal and adjoining area moved northwestwards, weakened into a cyclonic storm, and now lies over the Andhra coast and adjoining West Central Bay.
It is likely to move in a north or northeasterly direction and weaken gradually into a deep depression during the next 12 hours, the BMD said in the evening.
The day and night temperatures may remain unchanged over the country, it added.
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