The weather department has predicted light rains in parts of  the country in 24 hours commencing 9am on Tuesday. “Light rain or drizzle is likely at one or two places in Dhaka, Mymensingh, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions,” Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said in its bulletin. Weather may remain mainly dry with partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country, it added. Besides, moderate to thick fog may occur at places over the river basins and light to moderate fog may occur elsewhere over the country during late night till morning. Night temperature may remain nearly unchanged and day temperature may fall slightly over the country, it added. Meanwhile, the temperature will drop again with mild (

Dhaka ranked the worst world city in the Air Quality Index on Tuesday morning even though light rains drenched the capital and elsewhere. The city's Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded scores of 244 around 09.25am and its air quality was still classified as ‘ very unhealthy’. Read: Air pollution 2nd biggest cause of deaths in Bangladesh in 2019, cost about 3.9-4.4% of GDP: World Bank Dhaka’s air quality usually turns unhealthy during the winter and improves during monsoons. Pakistan's Lahore and India's Delhi occupied the next two spots, with AQI scores of 191, and 190, respectively. An AQI between 101 and 200 is considered 'unhealthy', particularly for sensitive groups. Read: Hydraulic horns to be banned in Dhaka in 2 months, says environment minister AQI, an index for reporting daily air quality, is used by government agencies to inform people how clean or polluted the air of a certain city is, and what associated health effects might be a concern for them. In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria pollutants -- Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone.

Gloomy and wet weather greeted Dhaka Saturday morning, after three hours of light showers in large parts brought back the obvious miseries. The worst affected were the office-goers, as rush-hour traffic crawled in busy stretches due to the unexpected winter rain. Some complained of overcharging by auto drivers who tried to fleece customers. The weather department recorded .2 mm of rainfall from 6am to 9am and predicted light to moderate showers in the next 48 hours.