Rains
Rains, thundershowers likely in parts of Bangladesh in 5 days: Bangladesh
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted rains and thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty and squally wind in five day from Saturday
Besides, it forecast rains at one or two places over Sylhet division in 24 hours from 9am on Saturday.
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country, it said.
Rains, thundershowers likely in parts of Rangpur division
Day temperature may rise slightly and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.
Trough of low lies over west Bengal and adjoining area.
Seasonal low lies over the South Bay.
6 days ago
BMD predicts rains in parts of Bangladesh over next 5 days
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast rains or thunder showers over north-eastern part of the country in 5 days from Sunday.
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, it said.
Rain, thundershowers likely over 8 divisions: BMD
Day temperature may rise by (1-2)°C and night temperature may rise slightly over the
Country.
Trough of low lies over West Bengal and adjoining area. Seasonal low lies over the South Bay.
12 days ago
Rains, thundershowers likely in parts of 2 divisions
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted rainfall or thunder showers in parts of Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in 24 hours from 9 am on Sunday.
“Rainfall or thunde showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely at one or two places over Chattogram & Sylhet divisions,” said a BMD bulletin.
Rains, thundershowers likely in parts of Rangpur division
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country.
Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged and night temperature may rise by (1-2)°C over the country.
Seasonal low lies over the South Bay.
19 days ago
Rains likely to drench country in next 24hr: BMD
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast rain or thunder showers in all divisions including Dhaka of the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Friday.
“Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Dhaka, Khulna and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Barishal and Chattogram divisions,” said a met office update.
The country’s highest 53millimeter of rainfall was recorded in Barishal in 24 hours till 6am on Friday.
Read: Rain, thunder shower likely over 4 divisions, BMD says
Day temperatures may fall slightly and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, according to the BMD.
The country’s highest temperature was recorded in Feni at 35.5 degree Celsius over the past 24 hours till 6pm on Thursday while the lowest temperature 21.6 degree Celsius was recorded in Panchagarh’s Tetulia till 6am on Friday.
5 months ago
Rains likely to drench country in next 24hr: BMD
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast rain or thundershowers in all divisions including Dhaka of the country in 24 hours commencing 9am on Friday.
“Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Sylhet division and at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal Chattogram divisions with moderately heavy falls at places over the country,” said a met office update.
The country’s highest 24millimeter of rainfall was recorded in Sylhet in 24 hours till 6am on Friday.
Day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, according to the BMD.
Read: Rain, thundershowers likely over 8 divisions, BMD says
The country’s highest temperature was recorded in Mongla at 35 degree Celsius over the past 24 hours till 6pm on Thursday while the lowest temperature 23.8 degree Celsius was recorded in Sylhet till 6am on Friday.
Meanwhile, monsoon trough runs through Bihar, West Bengal to Assam across central part of Bangladesh.
Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and weak to moderate over North Bay.
5 months ago
Rains likely to drench country in next 24hr: BMD
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast rain or thundershowers in all divisions including Dhaka of the country in 24 hours commencing 9am on Wednesday.
“Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions with moderately heavy falls at places over the country,” said a met office update.
The country’s highest 50 millimeter of rainfall was recorded in Netrokona in 24 hours till 6am on Wednesday.
Day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, according to the BMD.
The country’s highest temperature was recorded in Sayedpur at 35.5 degree Celsius over the past 24 hours till 6pm on Tuesday while the lowest temperature 23.5 degree Celsius was recorded in Netrokona till 6am on Wednesday.
Read: Rain, thundershowers likely over 8 divisions, BMD says
Meanwhile, Monsoon trough runs through Bihar, West Bengal to Assam across central part of Bangladesh. Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and weak to moderate over North Bay.
5 months ago
Rains likely to drench country: BMD
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast rain or thundershowers in all divisions including Dhaka in 24 hours commencing 9am on Sunday.
“Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely at many places over Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi Rangpur and Dhaka divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions,” said a met office update.
The country’s highest 164 millimeter rainfall was recorded in Kurigram’s Rajarhat upazila in 24 hours till 6am on Sunday.
Day and night temperatures may rise slightly over the country, according to the BMD.
The country’s highest temperature was recorded in Rajshahi at 34.4 degree Celsius over the past 24 hours till 6pm on Saturday while the lowest temperature 23.5 degree Celsius was recorded in Rajarhat till 6am on Sunday.
Read: Heavy downpour batters life in Chandpur; 277 mm rains recorded
Meanwhile, the low pressure area over North Bay of Bengal & adjoining coastal areas of Bangladesh has become unimportant and merged with the monsoon axis.
Monsoon trough runs through Bihar, West Bengal to Assam across central part of Bangladesh. Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and moderate over North Bay.
Read more: Incessant rains throw life out of gear in Dhaka
5 months ago
Rains likely to drench country in next 24hr: BMD
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast rain or thundershowers in all divisions including Dhaka of the country in 24 hours commencing 9am on Friday.
“Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls at places over the country,” said a met office update.
The country’s highest 72 millimeter of rainfall was recorded in Aricha in 24 hours till 6am on Friday.
Day and night temperatures may fall slightly over the country, according to the BMD.
Read: Rain may continue till Thursday: BMD
The country’s highest temperature was recorded in Khunla’s Koyra at 32.4 degree Celsius over the past 24 hours till 6pm on Thursday while the lowest temperature 23.5 degree Celsius was recorded in Chattogram’s Sandwip till 6am on Friday.
Meanwhile, monsoon trough runs through Bihar, West Bengal to Assam across central part of Bangladesh.
Read more: Rains likely to drench country in next 24hr: BMD
Monsoon is active over Bangladesh and moderate to strong elsewhere over North Bay. A Low Pressure Area is likely to form over coastal areas of West Bengal & adjoining southwest Bangladesh during next 24 hours.
5 months ago
People in northern districts suffer due to incessant rain
The low-lying areas of the northern districts including Rangpur, Kurigram, and Nilphamari have been inundated due to the incessant rainfall for the last couple of days, causing immense sufferings to the residents.
In Nilphamari, the low-lying areas of 14 villages in Dimla upazila of the district have been inundated due to the rainfall over the past five days till Sunday.
The villages include Char Bagir Char, Chatu Nama, Madhya Chandna, Rauta Bazar, Hater Bazar, Boro Bari, Char Jhunagachha, Boro chatna, Tepakhari Bari, Maddhya Khari Bari and other areas.
Abdul Awal, an officer of the local weather observatory center, said they have recorded 304 mm of rainfall in the past five days till 6 am on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Meteorological Department has recorded 179 mm of rainfall in Syedpur upazila of Nilphamari district in the past 24 hours till 6 am on Sunday, the highest rainfall of this season.
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In Rangpur, the low-lying areas of Rangpur district have been inundated due to the torrential rainfall for the last several days, causing untold suffering to the people.
Mostafizur Rahman, an officer of Rangpur Weather Observatory Centre, said the Met office has recorded 831 mm of rainfall in Rangpur division in the past 24 hours till 9 am on Sunday, the season’s highest rainfall in Rangpur division.
During this period, the met office has recorded 179 mm of rainfall in Syedpur of Nilphamari district, highest rainfall in this season. Besides, they also recorded 108 mm of rainfall in Rangpur district, he said.
Rain may continue for two more days, he added.
Rains likely to continue till September 25
The low-lying areas including Kamal Kasna, Mahiganj, Botla, New Jummapur, East Jummapara, Tajhat, Babupara, Kamarpara, Adrashapara, Nagar Mirganj, Shalban, Mistripara, Kalabari Darshana Modern intersection, Munshipara, Hanumantala, Mulatola, Medical Para in Rangpur district town have been submerged by the rain water.
In Kurigram, people, especially the daily wage earners have been facing difficulties due to the torrential rainfall for the last couple of days. The normal life of people was disrupted badly due to the rain.
Subol Chandra Roy, an officer of Kurigram Rajarhat Weather Observatory Centre, the Met office has recorded 59 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours till 3 pm while light to moderate rains will likely occur in the next 24 hours in the district.
The rains will continue for two more days, he said.
Nur Islam, a resident of Kadamtala village said “It has been raining since morning and I have no work. If it continues, then the normal life of people will be paralyzed.”
Anarul Kabir, a resident of Bhogdanga village, said already the Aman paddy crops have been damaged in last season and now the farmers sowed the seed of Aman again in this season. If the rains continue, Aman crops will be damaged again, he said.
More rains likely to drench Bangladesh
Besides, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted that there may be more rain across the country, including in Dhaka, over 72 hours starting from 9 am today.
“Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind are likely to occur at most places in Rangpur, Rajshahi and Mymensingh divisions, and at a few places in Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls in places over Rangpur, Rajshahi and Mymensingh divisions,” said the Met Office bulletin.
Highest rainfall in the country, 179 mm, was recorded in Nilphamari’s Saidpur in 24 hours till 6 am Sunday.
1 year ago
Low-lying areas of Chattogram city again inundated again; child goes missing after falling into drain
A one-year-old boy went missing after falling into a drain at Rangipara in Uttar Agrabad of Double Mooring area in Chattogram port city on Sunday.
The victim was identified as Yeasin Arafat, son of Saddam Hossain of Agrabad area.
Jalal Ahmed, duty officer of Chattogram Fire Service and Control room, said, Yeasin fell into the drain at 5 pm adjacent to KM Tower and went missing.
On information, a team of Agrabad Fire service unit rushed to the spot and are conducting a rescue operation till the filing of this report at 7:30 pm.
Besides, the low-lying areas of Chattogram port city have been inundated due to the torrential rains that swept through the city from Saturday night, causing immense sufferings to the city dwellers.
Waterlogging turns severe in Chattogram after heavy rains for 3rd consecutive day
The rain water also submerged the business establishments, schools, colleges, offices and houses in Halisohor, Agrabad CDA, Santibag Residential area, Chotopole, Bahaddarhat, Badurtala, Shulakbohor, Mohammadpur, Kapashgola, Chwkbazar, Bakiloa, Firingibazar, Katalganj, KB Aman Ali, Chandgaon’s Shamser Para, Faridar Para, Pathainnagoda, Munshipukur Par and Muradpur areas.
All the roads and alleys were submerged by the rain water, forcing the authorities concerned to delay the HSC examination for one hour.
Heavy rain triggers severe waterlogging in Ctg for 4 days
Ujjal Kanti Pal, assistant meteorologist of Patenga Weather Observatory Centre, said the Met office has recorded 130.8 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours till Sunday noon.
Monsoon coming, no solution to Dhaka’s waterlogging in sight
Earlier on August 7, a college student identified as Nipa, 19, died after falling into a drain at Badamtala in the port city.
1 year ago