Bangladesh sees prolonged heatwave as the met office on Tuesday forecast that severe heat wave now sweeps over parts of the three divisions, including Dhaka, and very severe heat wave scorches several north, southeast and southwestern parts of the country.

‘Very severe heatwave is sweeping over Jashore, Chuadanga, Pabna and Rajshahi districts and severe heatwave is sweeping over Dhaka division and the rest part of Khulna and Rajshahi divisions,’ Bangladesh Meteorological Department said.

‘Mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over Barishal, Rangpur and Chattogram divisions and the district of Mymensingh as the heat wave with different intensities may continue’, it said.

Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is also likely to occur at one or two places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with hails at isolated places, said a BMD release valid for next 72 hours from 9:00am on Tuesday.

Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country, it added.

Trough of low lies over West Bengal and adjoining area.

The country’s maximum temperature on Monday was recorded 43.0 degrees Celsius in Chuadanga and minimum temperature on Tuesday was 22.0 degrees Celsius at Dinajpur.

Day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.

Due to increase of moisture incursion, the discomfort may persist.

The sun will set at 06:27pm on Tuesday and rise at 05:24am on Wednesday in the capital.