Severe heatwave is sweeping over the regions of Rajshahi, Jashore, Kushtia and Khulna in Bangladesh.
Besides, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department’s weather forecast until 6:00pm on Monday said that mild to moderate heat wave was sweeping over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chattogram, Rangpur, Sylhet and Barishal divisions and remaining part of Rajshahi and Khulna divisions and it might continue.
The Met Office also forecasted that day temperature might rise slightly and night temperature might remain nearly unchanged over the country.
Weather might remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, it said.
United News of Bangladesh added that Bangladesh on Sunday recorded the highest temperature in seven years as it swelters under a severe heatwave.
The country’s maximum temperature was recorded at 40.2 degrees Celsius at Rajshahi, the highest in the country since 2014, and the minimum temperature was recorded at 22.2 degrees Celsius jointly at Netrokona and Sylhet.
Dhaka experienced the hottest day in eight years, with the highest temperature recorded at 39.5 degrees Celsius.
In 2014, Chuadanga recorded a temperature of 42 degrees Celsius. In the same year, the maximum temperature in Dhaka also climbed to 40 degrees Celsius.
In the last two decades, the highest temperature in Bangladesh was 42.2 degrees Celsius in Jashore.
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