Heatwave to continue

A heatwave that has been blazing across Bangladesh, making life miserable, will continue at least for two more days, the Met office says.
On Sunday, the mercury shot to 40 degrees Celsius in Rangamati, the highest temperature of the season - six notches higher than the normal reading of 34 degrees for this time of the year. Capital Dhaka recorded a temperature of 38.5 degrees in the day.
The weather office declares heat-wave conditions when the maximum temperature rises five degrees above normal to either touch or cross 40.
Senior Met officer Sanaul Haq Mandal said the high levels of humidity made the heat unbearable. On Sunday, Dhaka recorded 77 percent humidity.
“The current heatwave will remain for at least another two days,” Mandal told bdnews24.com.
He said such heatwaves are common in April at the beginning of the Bengali month of Baishakh. “The temperature will come down gradually,” he said.
Last year, the highest temperature was recorded at 41.5 degrees Celsius in April.
The highest temperature Bangladesh saw was on May 18, 1972, in Rajshahi – 45.1 degrees Celsius. Mandal, however, said there was a slight possibility of rain after this week.