Sultry heat may continue

No immediate respite from the sweltering heat seems to be in sight. The moderate heat wave sweeping the country may not ease in the next week, says the Met office. It said the heat wave that Bangladesh has been experiencing for last several days might continue for a few more days. Met office Forecast Officer Arif Hossain said a mild to moderate heat wave was sweeping Rangamati, Noakhali and Patuakhali districts and Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Khulna divisions. “This weather can sustain for 5-7 more days,” he said. According to the Met office, Jessore was the warmest at 39.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday. Dhaka had 37.2 degrees Celsius, Rajshahi 39.2, Sylhet 34.5, Barisal 36.8, Syedpur 37, Khulna 39, Rangamati 38, Noakhali 36.1 and Faridpur 38.5 degrees Celsius. The Met office said mercury might rise a bit today (Friday) and shower or thunder shower might happen at one or two places in Dhaka, Rajshahi and Sylhet divisions. Weather in other places may remain dry on the day. In its forecast for the month, it said there might be one or two depression in the Bay of Bengal in April. One depression may turn into cyclone, it added.