After several days of relief, mild heat wave has started again in many parts of the country. On Tuesday, mild heat wave occurred in four divisions and 12 districts. Temperatures between 36 °C and 37.9 °C are considered mild heat waves. Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna and Sylhet divisions and Tangail, Faridpur, […]
Temperatures in Vietnam were also forecast to be high during the five-day national holiday, with temperatures forecast to reach 41 degrees Celsius in the north. Forecasters there said extreme heat would last through the end of April, with cooler conditions expected in May. India's weather department said on Saturday that extreme heat conditions will continue […]
Amid the ongoing heat wave, academic activities of all secondary level educational institutions and vocational educational institutions in Dhaka, Chuadanga, Jashore, Khulna and Rajshahi districts have been suspended for Monday. In view of the ongoing extreme heat, the Education Ministry issued a notice in this regard on Sunday after consultation with the Health Ministry and […]
The Meteorological Department says that the temperature may increase slightly across the country in the next 24 hours, while the ongoing discomfort may persist due to increase in humidity. In a bulletin this morning, he also noted that Chuadanga district is experiencing very severe heat wave during this period, and Rajshahi, Pabna, Sirajganj, Jashore and […]
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The weather department, in its weather bulletin, said there is a possibility of rain or thundershowers at one or two places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with temporary gusty or gusty wind and hail at isolated places. The weather may remain mainly dry with isolated temporary clouds across the country. It further said, “Khulna division […]
The study found that in 1989, 17 percent of the total land was covered with healthy green spaces, which has now dropped to 2 percent. This portion of land is limited to four areas. One area is the Botanical Garden, the National Zoo and the old airport. The second area is Sangsad Bhawan and Gana […]
Renowned public health expert Dr Mushtuk Hossain told Prothom Alo that the study showed a correlation between dengue outbreaks and season with essential data. However, apart from environmental factors, the existing poor health system is also largely responsible for the threat of dengue. In the last 22 years, a total of 244,246 cases of dengue […]
The Meteorological Department said at around 8.30 am on Sunday that mild to moderate cold wave is going on in 28 districts including two divisions. Cold wave is going on in 16 districts of Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions. Besides this, the cold wave affected 12 more districts – Gopalganj, Madaripur, Manikganj, Moulvibazar, Satkhira, Jashore, Kushtia, […]
Sharing his dilemma, Umar Farooq, a parent, told Prothom Alo, “Brother, I came to know that teachers are not aware of this. My two little ones are getting ready for school, what can I say?” Several schools in the district, contacted around 8:00 a.m., said they had not yet officially confirmed the decision. However, some […]
Rain may begin towards the end of the month and continue for several days. He told that after this the cold may increase again. According to meteorological department observations, the minimum temperature had dropped by 6 to 10 degrees Celsius in most areas of Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions on Friday. January is the coldest month […]
Meteorologist MD Hafizur Rahman has predicted that the temperature may continue to rise in the next two days and fall in the days after that, hence cold weather may continue throughout January. However, according to the weather office forecast, there may be rain at many places in the Faridpur region and southern areas on Wednesday.
The ongoing mild to moderate cold wave over Dhaka, Rangpur, Rajshahi and Khulna divisions and Moulvibazar, Barishal, Bhola and Cumilla districts may continue as mild cold wave and subside at some places. This has been said in the bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) issued for 24 hours from 9:00 am today, Tuesday.
Minimum temperature below 7 degrees, cold may increase